half past two
As soon as they actually began to realize how much amused contempt many of the Gridley , people felt for them , these young men began to feel rather disgusted with themselves . Across the street , and not far from the gymnasium building , was an apartment house in which two apartments were vacant . Being well acquainted with the agent , Bayliss borrowed the key to one of the apartments . Before half past two that afternoon , Bayliss and Dodge were in hiding , where they could look out through a movable shutter at the gymnasium building . `` There go Prescott , Darrin and Reade , '' Bayliss soon reported . `` Oh , of course ; they 'll answer the football call , '' sniffed Dodge . `` It was over fellows just like them that the whole trouble started . ''