seven o'clock
One frantic woman flew to the scene of devastation : her boy , four years old , was missing . They tried to comfort her with the thought that some neighbor had kindly taken him in , but she kept wildly imploring them to search . There was no further molestation of the men at Hope Mills . They walked in the yard quietly at seven o'clock , their faces touched with surprise and terror when they heard the story of the night . Barton Kane lay disabled at Mrs. Connelly 's , and poor Bruno was buried with honors , regretted by the whole force . Jack called the men together , and addressed them briefly . He was very pale , and his usually bright , clear eyes were heavy .