midnight
As this thought shot through his mind Roy noticed , too , that a deadly chill was beginning to creep up his limbs . He shivered waist deep in the chilly water as if he had an ague . Peggy awoke the next day with a feeling of distinct uneasiness . She and her aunt had sat up till after midnight awaiting Roy 's return , but , as we know , the lad was in a position from which he could not extricate himself . An attempt had been made to communicate with the aviation grounds , but an unlucky aeroplane had blundered against the telephone wire during an afternoon flight , snapping the thread of communication . In spite of the late hour at which they had retired , however , Miss Prescott and her niece were up betimes . But early as it was they found the little town all astir .