midnight
It rested quietly on the ground , as if oblivious of the two routed men breathlessly watching it from a short distance . No ports or variations of any kind were visible to mar its star-reflecting sides . `` It must be some new kind of dirigible ! '' murmured Jim ; `` but why did it go and pick on us for its midnight call ! '' `` It 's a space ship from Mars , '' answered Clee with a serious face . `` They heard you , and 're coming to take you for your ride . See ? ''