ten o'clock
Ten minutes later , with the spark plugs from both cars carefully secreted under a pile of split stove wood in the yard , he departed as silently as he had come . About nine o'clock Don Mike left the Mission and walked home . On the hills to the north he caught the glare of a camp-fire against the silvery sky ; wherefore he knew that Don Nicolás Sandoval and his deputies were guarding the Loustalot sheep . At ten o'clock he entered the patio . In a wicker chaise-longue John Parker lounged on the porch outside his room ; Farrel caught the scent of his cigar on the warm , semi-tropical night , saw the red end of it gleaming like a demon 's eye . `` Hello , Mr. Farrel , '' Parker greeted him . `` Wo n't you sit down and smoke a cigar with me before turning in ? ''