two
o'clock
`` If the wind does n't change and we meet with no mishaps , '' answered Dave . A stretch of steady sailing was an excuse for Hiram to share a brief lunch of ham sandwiches with Dave . The thoughtful Grimshaw had provided these at the last moment of the departure of the biplane . By the watch Mr. King had given him on the occasion of winning a race for the Aegis , Dave found that it was a little after two o'clock when the Racer passed a town named Creston . `` It 's only twenty miles farther , Hiram , '' announced the young aviator with satisfaction . `` And plenty of juice in the tank left to go on , '' added Hiram . `` This is a trip to talk about , eh , Dave ? ''