midnight
`` Well , '' said the sheriff to Anthony , after they had vanished into a near bar , `` I 'll have to put you in the jug till court convenes . '' * * * * * Buckeye Pete was celebrating . He seemed to be suddenly flush with `` dust '' and was dispensing drinks with a liberality which soon brought him a numerous following . By midnight it was a well-mellowed assemblage . `` Mignon , how long have you been dealin ' ? '' `` About tree , four mont ' , Monsieur . '' `` I do n't mean here .