about midnight
Yes , they sure will try to follow us ; for now , I fancy , their plan is , since they ca n't get hold of the map , to let us find the gold and then to try and get it away from us . At least that is the way Frank and I figure it out ; and we 've got to give them the slip somehow somewhere between here and Lot 's Canyon , or fight for the gold . Quinley and Ugger have probably gathered together a band of cut-throats , and figure on being able to get the gold away from us after we have found it . '' `` And we calculate , '' continued Frank Holt , `` that the best way to try and give them the slip will be to go into camp early to-night ; and then about midnight to suddenly and quietly break camp and steal away under cover of the darkness , hoping to get away without their knowing it . '' `` I reckon they 're tew cute tew be fooled that easy , '' and Ham shook his head . `` And so do we , '' grinned back Holt . `` But we calculate that it will make them think that we think that we have fooled them , and so they wo n't consider it necessary to keep so close watch on us , and we can try to make our real getaway the next night or the night after . ''