ten in the morning
We has to find out , '' and he shuffled away toward the saloon . Anybody but Bennington would have suspected something . There was the delayed letter , the supernatural knowledge of Old Mizzou , the absence of Fay . Even the Easterner might have been puzzled to account for the crowded condition of the Straight Flush at ten in the morning , if his attention had not been quite fully occupied in posing before himself as the man of business . When Mizzou and his companion entered the room , the hum of talk died , and every one turned expectantly in the direction of the newcomers . `` Gents , '' said Old Mizzou , `` this is Mr. de Laney , th ' new sup ` rintendent of th ' Holy Smoke . Mr. de Laney , gents ! ''