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`` They were about five miles from camp when the accident happened . After they realized how bad he was hurt , Bill remounted his horse and rode nearly a mile ; but the wound bled so then that the fellow with him insisted on his getting off and lying on the ground while he went into the ranch for a wagon . Well , it 's to be supposed that he lost no time riding in , and I was sent to San Angelo for a doctor . It was just noon when I got off . I had to ride thirty miles . Talk about your good horses -- I had one that day . I took a free gait from the start , but the last ten miles was the fastest , for I covered the entire distance in less than three hours .