eleven o'clock
A bundle of cavalry blankets , left behind by the detachment when it took the trail , was spread out upon the earthen floor . The safe was hauled into the empty bar-room , and , bidding his sisters lie down and fear nothing , assuring them of their perfect safety there and urging them to sleep all they could against their move at dawn , Edward Harvey , looking well to his arms and bidding his two men do likewise , came forth and joined his soldier friends . `` There are five of us now against Morales and his outfit , and I 'll just bet my horse we can thrash 'em . '' `` Only eleven o'clock , '' muttered old Plummer , as he struck a match and consulted his watch . `` It 's been the longest evening I ever spent ; but , thank God , our worst fears are at an end . I never doubted for a moment that your sisters were captives . Who could the man have been who personated you ? ''