midday
But the search of the evening before , and up to the arrival of Wall at noon , when they had gone into camp , had been wholly in vain . Not a hoof-track could be found of the road-agents ' horses , nor a place where they had lain in wait until the stage came along . Landlord Larry was not one to waste energy upon impossibilities , and after reading Doctor Dick 's letter he decided to return with his men to Last Chance . They set out soon after the midday rest and arrived in Last Chance just as all was in readiness for the burial of Dave Dockery and Brassy , for a double funeral was to be had . The landlord dismissed his men and went at once to the quarters of Doctor Dick , who greeted him warmly and asked : `` Any success ? '' `` Not a bit . '' `` Too bad . ''