midnight
It was easy to see that he was fatally injured , and the boys gathered about him with pale faces . `` I 'm glad none of us shot him ! '' Frank said . The storm grew wilder at midnight , the wind blowing in great gusts and the rain falling in sheets . By dodging out into the rain now and then the boys managed to keep the fire going . Big Bob lay perfectly silent before the fire for a long time and then motioned to Fremont . `` You 're a good lad ! ''