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However , we 'll manage to get along very well with this meal . If we have to get others we will hold a consultation as to the latest and most approved methods of doing so , '' he added , amid a general laugh at Ned 's expense . Breakfast over , blankets were rolled and packed on the ponies . About nine o'clock the Pony Riders set out for the foothills , after first having consulted their compasses and decided upon the course they were to follow to reach the point , some fifteen miles distant , where they expected to pick up the guide . `` Seems good to be in the saddle once more , does n't it ? '' smiled Walter , after they had gotten well under way . `` Beats being in the river at midnight , '' laughed Tad .