about noon
Hey , Gaucho ! '' he called , turning in his saddle . `` You and Tony haze the ponies in to the corrals . And tell Castro we 've got the King of Spain with us for grub and to put on the best on the ranch ; we 'll blow in about noon . Come ahead , Jim ; I 'll show you the finest lay-out of a cow outfit you ever trailed your eye across . '' They rode , saw everything , both acreage and water and stock , and talked ; for the most part Bruce did the talking , speaking with quick enthusiasm of what he had , what he had done , what he meant to accomplish yet in spite of obstacles . He had bought outright some six thousand acres , expending for them and what low-bred stock they fed all of his inherited capital .