Midnight
It seemed useless to prolong the conversation . Dodger threw himself on the bed at an early hour , but he did not undress , thinking there might possibly be a chance to escape during the night . But the morning came and found him still a prisoner , but not in the solitary dwelling . A Midnight Ride . Curtis Waring had entrapped Dodger for a double purpose . It was not merely that he thought it possible the boy had the will , or knew where it was . He had begun to think of the boy 's presence in New York as dangerous to his plans .