about three in the morning
It will be a hard task , sir . '' ON top of all this came the news that Colonel North 's quarters had been entered the night following . Worse , the scoundrels had used chloroform this time . Colonel North awoke at about three in the morning , his head feeling heavy and dull . He noted at once the strange odor in the room . Then he roused his family . Traces of thieves were found ; within ten seconds after that Colonel North had summoned the guard .