about five o'clock
They were deep in a game of prisoner 's goal , and stood for a moment waiting for the enemy to move toward them . `` I have n't had such a good , wholesale romp for ages , '' answered Grace , and was off like the wind to intercept Eva Allen as she endeavored to make a wide detour of their goal . The hours slipped by on wings . The start home was made about five o'clock . The juniors and sophomores trooped back to Oakdale arm in arm , singing school songs and making the welkin ring with their joyous laughter . The people of Oakdale smiled at the procession of happy girls and wondered what particular celebration was in order . When the center of town was reached the party broke up with a great deal of laughing and chattering , the girls going their separate ways in the best of spirits .