midday
Which proves once more how fortunate it is that we can not always see too deeply into the thoughts and motives of our friends . In Tijeras Arroyo the moon made black shadows where stood the tiny knolls here and there , marking frequently the windings of dry washes where bushes grew in ragged patches and where tall weeds of mid-May tangled in the wind . The roundup tents of the Flying U Feature Film Company stood white as new snow in the moonlight , though daylight showed them an odd , light-blue tint for photographic purposes . On a farther slope cunningly placed by the scenic artist to catch the full sunlight of midday , the camp of the Chavez brothers gleamed softly in the magic light . So far had spring roundup progressed that Luck was holding the camp in Tijeras Arroyo for picture-making only . Applehead 's calves were branded , to the youngest pair of knock-kneed twins which Happy Jack found curled up together cunningly hidden in a thicket . They had been honored with a `` close-up '' scene , those two spotted calves , and were destined to further honors which they did not suspect and could not appreciate .