one o'clock
These people were less hairy and more man-like ; nor did they appear so anxious to destroy us . Rather they were curious , and followed us for some distance examining us most closely . They called out to us , and Ajor answered them ; but her replies did not seem to satisfy them , for they gradually became threatening , and I think they were preparing to attack us when a small deer that had been hiding in some low brush suddenly broke cover and dashed across our front . We needed meat , for it was near one o'clock and I was getting hungry ; so I drew my pistol and with a single shot dropped the creature in its tracks . The effect upon the Bo-lu was electrical . Immediately they abandoned all thoughts of war , and turning , scampered for the forest which fringed our path . That night we spent beside a little stream in the Sto-lu country .