about midnight on Sunday
This was comparatively satisfactory , and Bill breathed his relief . But hard upon this came the more alarming realization that Charlie did not return home on Sunday night . Not only that , but nothing was heard of him the whole of Monday . All the alarmed brother was able to discover was the fact that Charlie had left the saloon at the time O'Brien closed it , about midnight on Sunday , in a hopelessly drunken condition . So , what with assisting Helen with the work of her homestead , and searching for his defaulting brother , Bill 's day was an anxious one . Then , at nightfall , a further concern added fresh trouble to his thought . Kid Blaney had defected as well , and , in consequence , the work of Charlie 's little ranch had been completely at a standstill the whole day .