about two o'clock
It was late Sunday afternoon when dust on the south trail announced the coming of Elsa and Ernest . Gustav and Roger had given the entire morning to putting the camp in order . Gustav had achieved his _ chef-d'oeuvre _ in a huge `` welcome '' made of yucca stalks outlined over the living tent door . Roger had given Peter to Felicia and about two o'clock she appeared , riding the little burro whose face she explained she had washed with soap and water for the occasion . Charley and Dick followed not long after . For the first time Roger realized that Charley 's isolation had meant more to her than she allowed any of them to suspect . She nearly wept as she begged that Elsa be permitted to stay with them and went over the living tent and the cook tent with a critical eye .