nine o'clock
This year `` Lohengrin '' was to be sung at the local opera house . Dick could have obtained , at `` The Blade '' office , free seats for Dave and himself for this Friday night . But they were still in close training , and there was a game on for the afternoon of the day following . For that reason nine o'clock found both of the young men in bed and asleep . Near the opera house the street was thronged with carriages . Carriage after carriage drove up and discharged its load of handsomely dressed women and their more severely attired escorts . All of Gridley that could attend the opera were in evening dress .