seven o'clock
And Bram did not come . With the beginning of the gray dawn Philip rebuilt his fire for the third time and prepared to cook his breakfast . He felt the need of coffee -- strong coffee -- and he boiled himself a double ration . At seven o'clock he was ready to take up the trail . He believed now that some mysterious and potent force had restrained Bram Johnson from taking advantage of the splendid opportunity of that night to rid himself of an enemy . As he made his way through the scrub timber along the edge of the Barren it was with the feeling that he no longer desired Bram as a prisoner . A thing more interesting than Bram had entered into the adventure .