a quarter to six
`` Bradley 's Crossing , '' announced Roy . Swinging the aeroplane about , Peggy began flying directly above the tracks . `` No sign of the train yet -- we may make it , '' said Jimsy , pulling out his watch . It showed a quarter to six , and they had fifteen miles to travel , or so Roy estimated the distance . `` Let her out for a mile-a-minute , '' he exclaimed . Peggy only nodded . She was far too busy getting all the work she could out of the motor .