four o'clock
`` I doubt it , '' said Tom . `` An educated dog -- that is , a trick dog -- rarely knows anything else . But , nevertheless , I think Wags remarkably bright . '' It was not until four o'clock that they went on once more . According to what they had been told , they ought now to be coming in sight of a cattle ranch kept by some old cattle men , but nothing like a ranch appeared . `` This is queer , to say the least , '' remarked Tom as they came to a halt in a small clearing . `` What do you make of it , Dick ? ''