nine o'clock
`` Yes , an ' or mighty likely nag it wuz , too , which he called Jim . '' `` That 's Jim Malone , '' thought Jack . The information he received plainly showed him that Frank James intended to rob the people of the Independence stage at the mountain ledge . In order to do this he would very likely summon some of the gang and be at the pass at nine o'clock that night . The storekeeper had no idea of this . Indeed , as he did not know who Frank James was , not a suspicion of the truth of the matter was likely to enter his mind , for the bandit led him to suppose he was anxious to travel to the northern main line on that vehicle . `` In which direction did that man go ? ''