noon
The numbers of the remuda admitted of mounting every man to the limit , and with their first shipment a success , the men rested impatiently awaiting orders . The commission firm , with its wide knowledge of range and market conditions , was constantly alert . The second order , of ten days ' later date , was a duplicate of the first , with one less for fulfillment . 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 .