six
o'clock
And all jest as pretty and like a lady . That mighty fine lady in the red hat -LRB- I give her a seat on the sunny side of the car a-purpose -RRB- would n't do nothing yesterday when I axted her to hold a glass of milk while I went to get a extra pillow . Said she was n't going to be nursemaid to no stranger 's brats ! '' So Betty was zealously looked after by the whole train crew , for the story had spread , and the siege of Clenning had been a protracted one with a corresponding fervency of gratitude for release ; and at six o'clock that night the attentive porter handed her down the steps to the platform of the beautiful Union Station in Washington . She had only her light traveling bag to carry , so she followed the crowd through the gates , walking slowly and scanning the faces anxiously in order that she might not pass her uncle . She did not wish to go through the station out on the plaza , lest she make it more difficult for him to find her , and she was keenly disappointed that he had not been at the gate , for the train was half an hour late and she had confidently expected him to be waiting . She took up her stand near the door of the waiting room and scanned the eddying circles of travelers that passed and repassed her .