midnight
When it had spent itself and roared off down the valley , the rain still fell in torrents , and O'mie 's clothes were dripping when he rushed into Le Claire 's room . `` For the love av Heaven , '' he cried , `` they 's a plot so pizen I must git out of me constitution quick . They 're tellin ' it up to Conlow 's shop . Them two strangers , Yeager and his pal , that 's s ` posed to be sleepin ' now to get an airly start , put out ` fore midnight for a prowl an ' found theirsilves right up to Conlow 's . An ' I wint along behind 'em -- respectful , '' O'mie grinned ; `` an ' there was Mapleson an ' Conlow an ' the holy Dodd , mind ye . M. E. South 's his rock o ' defence . An ' Jean was there too .