midnight
But before a month had passed , there arose a feeling of dissatisfaction among the miners . It could be felt rather than expressed . Where once every Slav and Pole smiled at the mention of the boss 's name , now there was only silence , a silence ominous to those who knew the signs . Joe Ratowsky understood and went at midnight to ask Mr. Hobart to go away somewhere for a time , until the discontent passed . But Mr. Hobart was not one to leave his work because a man of Dennis O'Day 's stamp saw fit to disapprove of him . If there was trouble brewing , there was all the more reason for him to stand at his post . He laughed at Ratowsky 's fears , and encouraged him to think that half the discontent among the men was of his own imagination .