Midnight
It means giving up all the physical pleasures you love so deeply and rightly ; but it also means following the Master . Which is it to be ? '' `` I know , '' he responded , `` I know . But Belle , dear , I never had a moment of doubt when I had to decide between Belle and Blazing Star ; why should I hesitate now when it 's Midnight or Christ ? '' So the letter was written and delivered forthwith at the Temperance Hotel . One week later Belle and Jim were driving again toward Cedar Mountain , headed for the railway which was to take them to Chicago . As they swung down the trail Belle looked out on the familiar objects and said : `` Here we are again at the beginning of a new chapter ; and again it starts on the old Deadwood trail . ''