midnight
Moore , the only friend that Burroughs ever had , raised his companion . The plotting and planning was over . Robert Burroughs , having forced his way through life 's stockade , stepped out , alone , into the Dark Trail . In the confusion of that midnight scene Danvers was conscious of but one desire , held in abeyance by the tragic necessities of the moment . At last the surging crowd dispersed , the officers of the law performed their hasty duty , and Moore drove away in a closed carriage with Mrs. Burroughs and her daughter . Then Danvers turned wearily , eagerly , like a man famished and athirst , to the woman who meant peace and rest and inspiration . She stood in the dim light , clinging to her brother 's arm , while the doctor waited beside the carriage .