It's half past one, now.

You should be back between eight and nine in the morning.

Give this letter to the Sheriff and bring me his answer.

Stop at Miss Willard's and tell her what you know.
You'll get something to eat there, while you're talking.

If I'm not at your house when you get back, feed your horse and wait." "Yes, sir," came the answer, and an instant later the boy rider vanished into the night.
While the sound of the messenger's going still came to them, the Ranger spoke again.