midnight
In the absence of Uncle Lance , our _ segundo _ , June Deweese , claimed the first dance of the evening with the bride . Miss Jean lent only the approval of her presence , not participating , and withdrawing at an early hour . As all the American element present spoke Spanish slightly , that became the language of the evening . But , further than to countenance with our presence the festivities , we were out of place , and , ere midnight , all had excused themselves with the exception of Aaron Scales and myself . On the pleadings of Enrique , I remained an hour or two longer , dancing with his bride , or playing some favorite selection for the delighted groom . Several days after the wedding Uncle Lance returned . He had been successful in contracting a trail herd of thirty-five hundred cattle , and a _ remuda _ of one hundred and twenty-five saddle horses with which to handle them .