about midnight
It was the bartender who made plain the facts : `` She ` ai n't been to bed at all , Frenchy . She 's been up all night , ridin ' herd on old Sam Kirby . He 's drinkin ' , understand ? He tried to get some place for her to stay , along about midnight , but there was n't any . She 's been settin ' there alongside of the stove for the last few hours and I been sort of keepin ' an eye on her for Sam 's sake . '' Doret breathed an oath . `` Dat 's nice fader she 's got !