about nine o'clock
Seems as if he 'd made friends with the whole population , for he had to ask about all of 'em by their front names . Listenin ' to 'em was sort of interestin ' to me , but Miss Prentice do n't conceal the fact that she 's bored stiff . Meanwhile we was wadin ' through a first-class feed . And about nine o'clock Valentina announces that she 'll have to be gettin ' back to the schooner or pop 'll be worried . Warrie says he 'll send her down in a cab , and asks me if I 'll go along to see that she gets there safe , which I says I will . She was bein ' helped into the ulster when Warrie remembers someone else in Sand Spur . `` Oh , by the way , '' says he ; `` what about Elmer ? ''