midnight
His business was to drive his own horses and let the tenderfoot look out for himself . But Monty roused himself enough to assure Alfy : `` He would n't do that ! Why , that road is nothing but a trail through the woods . Dark as midnight . Do n't worry . '' Then he settled himself to sleep again . Now the fact was that `` T. Sorrel , '' as his fellow ranchmen called him , had more conceit than common sense .