two o'clock
Thor lay down , and for the first time since his hurt in the other valley he stretched out his head between his great arms , and heaved a deep and restful sigh . Muskwa crept up close to him , so close that he was warmed by Thor 's body ; and together they slept the deep and peaceful sleep of full stomachs , while over them the stars grew brighter , and the moon came up to flood the peaks and the valley in a golden splendour . Langdon and Bruce crossed the summit into the westward valley in the afternoon of the day Thor left the clay wallow . It was two o'clock when Bruce turned back for the three horses , leaving Langdon on a high ridge to scour the surrounding country through his glasses . For two hours after the packer returned with the outfit they followed slowly along the creek above which the grizzly had travelled , and when they camped for the night they were still two or three miles from the spot where Thor came upon Muskwa . They had not yet found his tracks in the sand of the creek bottom . Yet Bruce was confident .