seven o'clock
During the afternoon one of the men had brought down a wild turkey , and another several hares , for game of all kinds was still thick . `` That will do for supper , '' said Mr. Radbury . `` But we will have to be careful how we build a fire . '' At seven o'clock the chase came to an end for the day , the jaded ponies refusing to climb the hill that loomed up before them . One of the ponies was a bucker , and threw his rider over his head into a mesquite-bush . `` Thet settles Bill Darson , '' drawled the Texan , as he extricated himself from his difficulty . `` When the pony kicks , I kick , too .