midnight
Then , remembering that he alone was responsible for the camp , he told Garton good night and rode out into the desert . It was late when at last he came to the tent and found his roll of blankets behind it . And ten minutes later cares and responsibilities alike succumbed to bodily fatigue , and he slept soundly . It was long after midnight , perhaps three o'clock , and still very dark , when he awoke . Two men off in the distance were talking . He paid little attention to them , but rolled over and went to sleep again . And even as consciousness slipped away from him he was vaguely aware that more voices had joined the two which had awakened him .