midnight
Listening , he noted a change in the forest about him . Minutes passed , and at last he realized that he was alone , the lurking figures had been recalled . In the reaction fatigue came , and he wrapped himself in the blanket and fell asleep . At sunrise he was off again , climbing the mountain side , confident that the recall of his midnight visitors had ended all dangers . The night would see him at the summit ... . APO ! But with the sense of personal security there came a deep apprehension of what he would find at the end of his strange quest .