midnight
`` No , the hammock was dark -- and father watched . They went right up to their rooms without stopping . '' Roberts nodded , and looked out of the window . The light in the residence district of the town was on a midnight schedule and was now cut off . He turned back . A moment he stood so , silent , facing the girl there in the dimly lighted hall . Under a sudden instinct he reached out and laid a hand compellingly on each of her shoulders , holding her captive .