midnight
According to the psychics , there ought to have been some inward stirrings of recognition , but there were n't -- not a single thrill . Did the little -- er -- did Mrs. Blount tell you that I was here ? '' `` She did so ; but she could n't tell me much more . Say , son , how on top of earth did you happen to blow in at midnight , with Jack Barto for your herd leader ? '' `` It 's a fairy tale , and you wo n't believe it -- of a Blount , '' was the laughing reply . `` I left Boston Monday , and should have reached the capital last night . But my train was laid out by a yard wreck at Twin Buttes just before dark , and I left it and took to the hills -- horseback .