noon
I hope they will hang him to-night ! '' A movement in the sick-room called her within , and Sandy hurried out to the buggy , which was still standing at the gate . He lighted the lantern and , throwing the robe across his knees , started for town . The intense emotional strain under which he had labored since noon , together with fatigue , was beginning to play tricks with his nerves . Twice he pulled in his horse , thinking he heard voices in the wood . The third time he stopped and got out . At infrequent intervals a groan broke the stillness .