about noon
Well , we sent four of our men to ride 'em in . I went along with 'em . We started about sun-up , calculatin ' to reach the Double-O before night , and everything was lovely . ` Long about noon we reached the gorge near Galgo . I suggested we ride the cattle as far from the gorge as we could get , 'cause I know how easy a herd of long-horns are started . But no , nothin ' would do Sam Holiday but going as near to the big cut as possible , to save time . Sam 's our new foreman , you know , and I did n't want to assert myself over him .