two o'clock
Near noon he set himself to watch the entrance of the cafeteria . When he saw a table vacant near the door he went in , secured food , and posted himself where he could view all comers . The girl did not come . At two o'clock , after eating three meals , he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer . Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself . He gave it up and started for the north . When Ward Latisan was home again and had laced his high boots and buttoned his belted jacket , he was wondering , in the midst of his other troubles , why he allowed the matter of a chance-met girl to play so big a part in his thoughts .