midnight
`` Gee-hos-o ' - phat ! '' gasped Little . `` D' ye mean to say you did n't tumble to it ? Why , man alive , because you saw Mrs. Goring leaving the schooner at midnight , when you expected to see Miss Sheldon , that do n't prove Miss Sheldon was n't aboard there ! '' `` Hey , Rolfe ! '' the skipper roared , `` keep an eye on that schooner and hurry up with those leaks ! Stand by until I get back ! ''