midnight
` Draw in your chair to the table , then , and I 'll explain to you the disposition of my men . I should tell you that I have loyal natives in my pay in most tribes , and can count on early intelligence . We ca n't match their telepathy ; but the new type of field telegraph is not so bad , and may be a trifle more reliable . ' Till midnight we pored over maps , and certain details were burned in on my memory . Then we went to bed and slept soundly , even Mr Wardlaw . It was strange how fear had gone from the establishment , now that we knew the worst and had a fighting man by our side . -LSB- 1 -RSB- Hemp .