one o'clock
What had he done to merit this casting off ? What _ could _ he have done ? He even went so far as to wonder if there was anything wrong about his father or his sudden death . A little after one o'clock he heard Geary 's whistle in the street outside . `` Hello , old man ! '' he cried as Vandover opened the window . `` I was just on my way home from the hoe-down ; saw a light in your window and thought I 'd call you up .