twelve o'clock
His suspicions left him at once , and he hastened out to tell the inhabitants of the town to follow his instructions to the letter , and he knew they would obey , and be glad , hilariously glad , to do so . While he was hurrying around giving his instructions , the CG puncher returned to the hotel and reported . `` Well , it worked , all right , '' Fisher growled . `` I told him what I 'd do to him if he tried to auction that cayuse off an ' he retorted that if I did n't shut up an ' mind my own business , that he 'd sell the horse this noon , at twelve o'clock , in the public square , wherever that is . I told him he was a coyote and dared him to do it . Told him I 'd pump him full of air ducts if he did n't wait till next week . Said I had the promise of a gun an ' that it 'd give me great pleasure to use it on him if he tried any auctioneering at my expense this noon .