midnight
`` I wo n't , '' promised Mary . But they were tired from excitement , and sleep came in spite of unlocked doors . A half hour passed and every homesteader was sleeping soundly . The night wore on , midnight passed , and the still , stiller hours of the early morning came . It was yet dark when Mary was rudely awakened by her roommate kicking her with all her might . She sat up in bed , dazed , frightened . Priscilla was clinging to her .