midday
Then again came the motion of running , which finished quickly , and she pointed first to Nick 's face and then to herself . After that she stood motionless , with arms folded over her bosom . And the two men read her meaning . At daylight they were to start out northward and travel until midday . Then they were to halt and search the outskirts of the forest until they found two mammoth trees standing apart . The space between them was the mouth of a pathway into the heart of the forest . They were to traverse this path a short distance , and they would discover the White Squaw .