midnight
The prospect of playing the spy upon Congdon had grown no less disagreeable since the Governor had told him that this was to be his next duty . The only thing that reconciled him to the unattractive task was the assurance that Congdon would set out at once for Heart o ' Dreams Camp , where Isabel presumably was now established . To bother himself further with the Congdons was not to his liking ; he had ceased wishing that he had killed Putney ; he wished now that the whole family were at the other side of the world where they would n't so persistently interfere with his affairs . Grubbs complained bitterly because upon him fell the duty of getting Putney into town to catch a west-bound train at midnight . `` You 'd think we run a taxi joint here ! Where am I goin ' to get a night 's rest , I 'd like to know ! '' With the seven-mile tramp to town before him Archie was unable to sympathize with Grubbs ' longing for slumber .