midnight
I do n't know who this senator is , but Mike has orders not to spare any expense as long as we have the other fellow 's money to fight with . Well , if the Iowa lawyers are as good stuff as the Iowa troops were down in Dixie , that 's all I ask . Now , we 'll get our suppers and then sack our saddles -- why , sure , you 'll need them ; every good cowman takes his saddle wherever he goes , though he may not have clothes enough with him to dust a fiddle . '' We reached Miles City shortly after midnight . It was the recognized cattle centre of Montana at that time , but devoid of the high-lights which were a feature of the trail towns . The village boasted the usual number of saloons and dance-houses , and likewise an ordinance compelling such resorts to close on the stroke of twelve . Lovell had been there before , and led the way to a well-known hostelry .