three o'clock
I made no response . He continued to look at me -- shook his head -- nodded it -- then fell back and went to sleep . To make sure that he was fast , I waited awhile ; then I rose and made my way back to a spot near the wagon train , far in the rear . It must have been after three o'clock . The teamsters had finished feeding their mules . Soon two of them began to hitch up their teams ; then , with much shouting and rattling of harness , they moved off . I stole along beside the second wagon for some distance , and had almost decided to climb into it from behind when I thought that possibly some one was in it .