nearly midnight
Henry told what they had seen and heard and the great frontiersman agreed with them that the attack was at hand . `` You saw the war paint of four nations , '' he said , `` an ' that proves that a great force is here . I tell you I wish I knew about Logan , an ' the men that are comin ' down the Lickin ' . '' It was now nearly midnight and they found Colonel Clark sitting under a tree at the eastern edge of the camp . He listened with the greatest attention to every detail that they could give him , and then his jaw seemed to stiffen . `` You have done well , lads , '' he said . `` There is nothing more dangerous than the calling of a scout in the Indian wars , but not one of you has ever shirked it .