one o'clock
`` You and uncle are wanted in town at once . L. has sent you this letter , and says -- '' And he whispered a few words in his father 's ear . `` I came out to-night , for the ice is getting very bad , and a horse was lost crossing the North River at Duckendorff 's to-day . It is freezing to-night , but the moon shows at times through the clouds , and we can get home before one o'clock . '' An hour later , Risk and the elder Davies bade a regretful farewell to their young companions . `` I am sorry , '' said the former , `` that as yet we have had no story from you , La Salle ; but I hope to see you at my house in C. , and hear it there when your trip is over . Take care of yourself , and make Lund out a false prophet .