noon
Not so much as a cracker could be found , and the supply of water was hardly more than a quart , which had been left in a pail on the kitchen table . Harvey had nothing to say when Jet made his report . He had joined his assistants in trying to get a shot at the men , and seemed to think of nothing else . Left to himself , Jet wandered around the building trying to devise some means of helping his companions , and before noon he fancied he had a plan which promised success . At the rear of the house next to the barn was a pile of fuel prepared for the stove , and near by were two water barrels . `` There is enough around to prevent them from seeing me if I crawled out to the barn , and I 'm going to do it to-night , whether Mr. Harvey is willing or not , '' he said to himself as he ascended the stairs . All the men were on guard ; but nothing suspicious had been seen .