midnight
That lead herd beyond the river is bound to be Jim 's , and he 's due to camp on this mesa to-night , so these outfits must give him room . If Dave and Paul are still free to act , they 'll know enough to water and camp on the south side of the Platte . I 'll stay at Flood 's wagon to-night , and you had better send a couple of your boys into town and let them nose around . They 'll meet lads from the ` Open A ' and ` Drooping T ' outfits ; and I 'll send Jim and Bob in , and by midnight we 'll have a report of what 's been done . If any one but an officer takes possession of those two herds , it 'll put us to the trouble of retaking them . And I think I 've got men enough here to do it . '' It was an hour after the usual time when we bedded down the cattle .