midnight
Without that you would be surprised to see what a wide difference there is between us . '' `` It is a great scheme , if you are sure that you can carry it through , '' said Halloran , breathing hard and eying his companion fixedly . `` Trust that to me , '' replied Kendale , jumping up and walking the floor to and fro excitedly . It was midnight when Halloran left Kendale 's apartments . During those long hours the two plotters had concocted a diabolical scheme , which they meant to carry out ere the morning light dawned . All unconscious of the nefarious plot against his life , Lester Armstrong was up with the sun the next morning , and was down to the office at an early hour transacting the great amount of business that he found upon his hands , contingent upon being the head of the firm of which he had for so many years been but an humble cashier . Despite the sudden wealth which had come to him , all that day he felt a strange depression of the heart , a strong impression of impending evil , which he could not shake off .