midnight
They heard the sound of a shot , and then a faint halloo from the shiftless one , and when Henry went to the spot he found that he had slain a young cow buffalo , just as he had predicted . Long Jim Hart cooked the tender steaks in his finest style and they spent the rest of the day preparing for the journey , which they believed would take them across the Ohio , and which they knew would be full of dangers . They put out their fire and rested until dusk came . Then they took up again the trail of Wyatt 's band and traveled until midnight , when they slept until morning , all save the watch . Henry reckoned that they would reach the river by the next night , and there was a chance that the warriors might recover sufficiently from their fright to rally at the stream . But he felt that in any event he and his comrades must strike . Blackstaffe , Yellow Panther and Red Eagle with their forces would soon be in pursuit , and to escape the net would test the skill and courage of the five to the utmost .