about three in
the afternoon
And if he thinks those fellows are hanging about waiting for a whack at that dust , why does n't he get out with a bunch of his troopers and round them up ? '' `` That 's what , '' Mac grinned . `` But wait a minute . This was about three in the afternoon , and he ordered me to start at once so as to catch you fellows as soon as possible . I started a few minutes after three . You remember the paymaster 's train left that morning . He had a mounted escort of six or seven besides his teamster .