eight in the morning
Do so . '' And so a despatch was sent to Laramie , and in the course of an hour , just as they had enjoyed a comfortable dinner , there came the reply , -- `` All right . Come ahead to Phillips 's Ranch . Party will meet you there at eight in the morning . They stop at Eagle 's Nest to-night . '' Ralph 's eyes danced as he showed this to the colonel who read it gravely and replied , -- `` It is all safe , I fancy , or your father would not say so . They have patrols all along the bank of the Platte to the southeast , and no Indians can cross without its being discovered in a few hours .