seven o'clock in the evening
I will be at the train . '' The attorney went away to make all the arrangements for a grand seizure . He had the names of all the principals , who were first put under surveillance , under the `` shadow '' of a number of Government officers , and then all the other arrangements were completed . It was seven o'clock in the evening when the special train ran out of the depot , carrying twenty armed men besides the United States attorney , and our hero , who was in command of the party . Four hours later the party were ready to embark across the bay to the island . Our hero met his friend Taylor . `` Well , old man , what have you to report ? ''