six o'clock in the morning
The girl sent one searching look the woman 's way , then came enlightenment . This was a stunt . Mrs. Minturn had been doing stunts in the hope of new sensations all her life . What others could do , she could , if she chose ; in this instance she chose to penetrate a tamarack swamp at six o'clock in the morning , to listen to the notes of a bird . `` I 'll select the highest places and go as nearly where we were as I can , '' said Leslie . `` If you step in my tracks you 'll be all right . '' `` Why , you 're not afraid , are you ? ''