midnight
She was a young woman of resolution , and she wasted no time in tears or regrets . The XIX ranch , owned by a small `` nester '' named Henderson , could not be more than five or six miles to the southeast . If she struck across the hills she would be sure to run into one of the barblines . At the XIX she could get a horse and reach the Lazy D by midnight . Without any hesitation she struck out . It was unfortunate that she did not have on her heavy laced high boots , but she realized that she must take things as she found them . Things might have been a good deal worse , she reflected philosophically .