midday
With a thrill of exultation she carefully inspected the room . Everything was exactly as she had left it . No blundering Microby had been here during her absence , for well she knew that Microby could no more have invaded the cabin without leaving traces of her visit than she could have flown to the moon . It was midday . She had intended to rest when she reached the cabin , but her impatience to establish once for all the identity of the cunning prowler dispelled her weariness , and after a hurried luncheon , she was once more in the saddle . `` We 've both earned a good rest , old fellow , '' she confided to her horse , as he threaded the coulee she had marked 1 NW , `` but it 's only six or seven miles , and we simply must know who it is that has been calling on us so persistently . And when I find daddy 's mine and have just oodles of money , I 'm going to make it up to you for working you so hard .