seven o'clock
Is n't he a dear to help us out instead of looking for his village ? I like him ! '' declared Bet . It was only seven o'clock when the girls bade good-bye to Mrs. Breckenridge , listened to her instructions about taking care of themselves , and started down the trail , Kit in the lead . Although it was twenty minutes before the appointed time , Professor Gillette was waiting for them . On his burro , borrowed for the occasion from Dad Patten , he carried all the tools needed for prospecting . `` You look as if you expected to dig twenty mines , '' laughed Bet , as she drew up her pony beside the old man .