Midnight
As the clatter and rumble of those eight flying hoofs drew nearer and nearer , Midnight , too , `` came alive , '' as the cowboys say , and tossed his head and pranced with eager impatience . `` Where in the world have you been all the afternoon ? '' demanded Jimmy , with twelve-year-old authority , as his pony slid to a halt within a foot or two of his sister 's horse . And , `` We wanted you to go with us , to see our coyote traps , '' reproved Conny -- two years younger than his brother -- as his pinto executed a like maneuver on the other side of the excited Midnight . `` And where is Jack ? '' asked the young woman mischievously , as she smilingly welcomed the vigorous lads . `` Could n't he help ? ''