midnight
It was MacNutt himself who was `` sending . '' His first intercepted message was an order , to some confederate unknown , to have a carriage call for him at eight . That , Durkin told himself , was worth knowing . His second despatch was a warning to a certain `` Al '' Mackenzie not to fail to meet Penfield in Albany , Sunday , at midnight . The third message was brief , and seemed to be an answer to a question which had escaped the interloper . `` Yes , got her here , and here she stays . Things will happen tonight . ''