midnight
It is only a question now of our being on time . There are two things to do . The first thing is , to keep them from getting the arms , and the second is , if we are lucky , to secure them for ourselves . If we can pull it off properly , we ought to have those rifles in the mines before midnight . If we are hurried or surprised , we must dump them off the fort into the sea . '' Clay laughed and looked about him at the men . `` We are only following out General Bolivar 's saying ` When you want arms take them from the enemy . '