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whispered Eleanor . `` No -- he wo n't give in that far , but he said we could ride with them as far as Bear Forks , if we were up in time . I 'm bound to wake up , so now I 'm going right to bed , '' said Polly . But Polly and Eleanor did not wake up in the morning until seven o'clock . The riders were far up along the trail by that time , so the girls had to make the best of the day . When the men riders were well along the trail , Jeb motioned to Mr. Brewster that he wished to speak with him , so they permitted their horses to slow up and drop behind for a time . `` Ah 'm thinkin ' , Mis ' r Brewster , thet Ah 'll have to give notice that Ah 'm quittin ' your ranch .