midnight
What was the unknown stalking ? Suddenly a cold sweat broke out on Braxton Wyatt 's face . It was he who was being stalked and he was now beyond the sight of his own sentinels . He was , for the moment , alone in the midnight woods , and he was afraid . Braxton Wyatt was not naturally a coward , and he had been hardened in the school of forest warfare , but superstitious terrors assailed him now . He was sorry that he had left the camp . His curiosity had been too great .