half past three
Other scouts followed in their wake and screwed red , white and blue , green and yellow lamps into the vacant sockets . And while all this was going on , a crew of linemen and meter-setters from the local electric light company were running an extension , or service line , from the nearest street wires , for the electric company had promised to furnish current free for the evening 's celebration . The square was a very busy place for several hours that afternoon , and every one was working with a will for he realized that he must be finished before dusk came . By half past three , however , the scouts found that they could ease up a little for , with the arrival of one more load of colored lamps from headquarters , the tree would be thoroughly decorated even to the shining electrically illuminated star on top which Jiminy Gordon placed there with the help of an extra long ladder . `` Whoope-e-e ! almost through . Do n't it look fine , eh ?