about three in the morning
When he got abreast he stopped and waited a little for me to come out ; then he rode on again . But I did n't feel gay any more . I says to myself I 've botched my chances by that ; I surely have , if he meets up with Hal Clayton . `` Well , about three in the morning I fetched Elexandria and see this stern-wheeler laying there , and was very glad , because I felt perfectly safe , now , you know . It was just daybreak . I went aboard and got this stateroom and put on these clothes and went up in the pilot-house -- to watch , though I did n't reckon there was any need of it . I set there and played with my di ` monds and waited and waited for the boat to start , but she did n't .