midnight
The cook banked his fires and the crew went ashore for a carouse . Then it was that Hat had it out with Tyler . Jed said himself afterward that it was a regular old-fashioned session , but further than that he would not commit himself , beyond saying that of course Hat was sensitive -- awful sensitive -- and just as thin-skinned as she could be , and it was only natural she should get up on her high horse when once she had him alone . It was not till near midnight that , red of eye and with her hair stringing down any old how , she put her head out of the companionway and looked vengefully at the Higgins place across the way . `` If looks could kill , '' Tyler said , thrusting his jaw out with hers , `` there would n't be a grease spot left of that shack , would there , Hat ? '' Hat made no answer . She had felt an indefinable sensation at the soles of her feet .