ten o'clock
Sam , who had been dreading that walk , released it with a sigh of intense satisfaction , planning that in the interim until time for his drive , he would improve his tennis a bit with Miss Westlake . He was just hunting her up when he met Bob Tilloughby , who invited him to join a riding party from both houses for a trip over to Sunset Rock . `` Sorry , '' said Sam with secret satisfaction , `` but I 've an engagement over at Hollis Creek at ten o'clock , '' and Tilloughby carried that information back to Miss Westlake , who had sent him . An engagement at Hollis Creek at ten o'clock , eh ? Well , Miss Westlake knew who that meant ; none other than her dear friend , Josephine Stevens ! Being a young lady of considerable directness , she went immediately to her father . `` Have you definitely made up your mind , pop , to take stock in Mr. Turner 's company ? ''