midnight
Grayson turned to Eddie . `` This party here is the slick un that robbed the bank , and got away on thet there Brazos pony thet miserable bookkeepin ' dude giv him . The sergeant here an ' his men are a-goin ' to take him to Cuivaca in the mornin ' . You stand guard over him 'til midnight , then they 'll relieve you . They got ta get a little sleep first , though , an ' I got ta get some supper . Do n't stand fer no funny business now , Eddie , '' Grayson admonished him , and was on the point of leaving the office when a thought occurred to him . `` Say , Shorter , '' he said , `` they ai n't no way of gettin ' out of the little bedroom in back there except through this room .