midnight
You might think they was chasin ' a hawk , or king-birds were arter 'em , but thet fuss they 're makin ' is because they see Injuns . '' `` Well ? '' asked Joe , impatiently . `` It 'll be moonlight a while arter midnight . We 'll lay low an ' wait , an ' then -- '' The sharp click of his teeth , like the snap of a steel trap , completed the sentence . Joe said no more , but followed the hunter into the woods . Stopping near a fallen tree , Wetzel raked up a bundle of leaves and spread them on the ground .