nearly noon
Being satisfied that these poor people had nothing to give them to eat , the boatmen presented the woman with two dollars and what liquor there was in their flask , telling her to spend the money in bread for the children . This little act of kindness so softened the poor woman 's feelings that she invoked numerous blessings on their heads ; adding at the same time that it was more money than she had seen for a month , though persons in search of Kidd 's gold and silver had beset her house . The men now returned to their boat , and breakfasted on what they had in their haversack . And when it was nearly noon , and they were beginning to get alarmed , Chapman returned , apparently in the best of spirits , and accompanied them to a comfortable farm-house , about a mile up the bank . Here they found Hanz , very contentedly smoking his pipe , in the company of two others , who at first affected to be strangers . It soon became apparent , however , that these men had met Hanz and Chapman here by appointment . And it was also apparent that they were engaged in the same business of searching for Kidd 's treasure .