midnight
`` You 're not going to leave me here , Dinky-Dunk , in the middle of this wilderness ? '' I cried out , while the conductor and brakeman and station-agent all called and holloed and clamored for Duncan to hurry . `` Olie will take you home , beloved , '' Dinky-Dunk tried to assure me . `` You 'll be there by midnight , and I 'll be back by Saturday evening ! '' I began to bawl . `` Do n't go ! Do n't leave me ! ''