midnight
They were to go on Wednesday morning , and Mrs. Chase and her daughter were up betimes , packing the girl 's trunk with her freshly laundered clothing , after which the mother said : `` All is ready , dear , and you 'd better go and tell Olive and Ela that breakfast will be ready in five minutes , for there 's no time to lose . '' But when Dainty knocked at the door of the room the girls shared together , it flew wide open , and she saw that it was vacant , while a note pinned on the pillow conveyed this explanation : `` DEAR AUNT , -- Just for a lark , we concluded , ten minutes ago , to start to Ellsworth to-night instead of in the morning . It will be so much cooler traveling at night , you know . As our trunks were sent down to the station this afternoon , we will have no trouble going , and will not wake you to say good-bye for fear of giving you a midnight scare . It would be no use anyway , for we knew Dainty could not go with us , as her fresh ironed clothes would not be dry enough to pack till morning . So , good-bye , and tell her she can follow us to-morrow , if she is not afraid to travel alone . Hastily , `` OLIVE AND ELA . ''