four o'clock
`` Let us ride , '' he said . All through the morning hours and well into the afternoon they rode along without adventure . They were challenged several times by Montenegrin outposts , but were allowed to proceed after an explanation by Colonel Edwards . It was four o'clock by Hal 's watch when Colonel Edwards at last drew rein in the far outskirts of a tiny mountain village . `` We 'll leave our horses here , '' said the colonel , dismounting . He led the way to a small barn near a smaller hut . Approaching the hut he gave a loud whistle .