midnight
They had barely time to tie their mounts outside and enter the pen , when four of us slipped in behind them and changed the programme a trifle . El Lobo was one of the men . He was very polite and nice , but that did n't prevent us from ironing him securely , as we did his companions also . `` It was almost midnight when we reached the ranchito where the girl lived . We asked him if he had any friends at this ranch whom he wished to see . This he denied . When we informed him that by special request a lady wished to bid him farewell , he lost some of his bluster and bravado .