noon
The outfit dropped down to the old trail crossing the evening before , and by noon two round-ups had yielded twenty car-loads of straight Lazy H beeves . When trimmed to their required numbers , twenty-two to the car , they reflected credit to breeder and present owner . In grazing down to the railroad , every hour counted . There was no apparent rush , but an hour saved at noon , an equal economy at evening and morning , brought the herd within summons of the shipping yards on time . That the beeves might be favored , they were held outside for the night , three miles from the corral , but an early sun found them safely inside the shipping pens . Two hours later , the full train was en route to market , in care of a practical shipper . On yarding the beeves the customary telegram had been sent to the commission firm .