seven o'clock
With her ideals of life and service , she would not be easily won ; but he was in the race to win . Yes , there were things he meant to say to Sylvia , and in the tedious journey through the hot afternoon to Waupegan he formulated them and visualized the situations in which he should utter them . Dan reached Waupegan at six o'clock and went to one of the little inns at the lakeside near the village . He got into his flannels , ate supper , and set off for Mrs. Owen 's with his offerings on the seven o'clock boat . In the old days of his intimacy with Bassett he had often visited Waupegan , and the breach between them introduced an element of embarrassment into his visit . He was very likely to meet his former chief , who barely bowed to him now when they met in hotels or in the streets of the capital . Jumping aboard the steamer just as it was pulling out , he at once saw Bassett sitting alone in the bow .