midnight
A house was in flames on the edge of a woodland , and by its light they could see a body of men dash out of the woods and across the field on horseback , and another body dash after them in pursuit -- the pursuers firing and the pursued sending back defiant yells . Daws Dillon was at his work again , and the Yankees were after him . ... . Long after midnight Chad reported the loss of his prisoner . He was much chagrined -- for failure was rare with him -- and his jaw and teeth ached from the blow Dan had given him , but in his heart he was glad that the boy had got away When he went to his tent , Harry was awake and waiting for him . `` It 's I who have escaped , '' he said ; `` escaped again . Four times now we have been in the same fight .