midnight
Dog and man were tired . They had traveled far and fast that day , and they heard no sound . But they had traveled neither so far nor so fast as Bush McTaggart . Between sunrise and midnight he had come forty miles when he strode out into the clearing where Pierrot 's cabin had stood . Twice from the edge of the forest he had called ; and now , when he found no answer , he stood under the light of the moon and listened . Nepeese was to be here -- waiting . He was tired , but exhaustion could not still the fire that burned in his blood .