midnight
When night fell they selected for their camp a spot on the bend of a little stream . Two of the men were assigned positions in the rear of the camp to watch for any pursuing Indians . There was no fear of an attack from the opposite side of the stream . At midnight the guard was relieved , and as it was Peleg 's turn to take the position , he said quietly , `` I can do this alone . All the rest of you turn in and get your sleep . '' His directions were speedily followed . The night passed without alarm , and the young scout was beginning to think that either the warriors of the village were aware of the plan of Colonel Clark , and had departed to join their own bands , or that they were absent from the village at the time , and had not yet learned of Sam 's theft .