midnight
He would probably not come back ; he had got his little group together , he had planted the seed of revolt in North Valley . They discussed back and forth the problem of getting advice . It was impossible to telephone from North Valley without everything they said being listened to ; but the evening train for Pedro left in a few minutes , and `` Big Jack '' declared that some one ought to take it . The town of Sheridan was only fifteen or twenty miles from Pedro , and there would be a union official there to advise them ; or they might use the long distance telephone , and persuade one of the union leaders in Western City to take the midnight train , and be in Pedro next morning . Hal , still hoping to withdraw himself , put this task off on Jack David . They emptied out the contents of their pockets , so that he might have funds enough , and the big Welshman darted off to catch the train . In the meantime Jerry and Hal agreed to keep in the background , and to seek out the other members of their group and warn them to do the same .