midnight
Presently he recognized a flag-station . His guess at Indian Creek as their whereabouts had not been far astray . He made his plans quickly . He would drop off , walk to the nearest station and catch No. 1 , westbound , at midnight . That would take him into the Missinaibi country by daylight , and he could afford to run the risk of discovery until then . He would leave the train there somewhere and would find no difficulty in obtaining an outfit and an Indian guide . They would hit southwest for Lake Superior , and once there he could find his way across to the Michigan side by night and so away .