seven o'clock
I 'm that weary I could flop on this wet deck an ' be off to sleep in a pig 's whisper . '' `` I du n no but what there 's reason in what you say , '' Mr. Gibney agreed . `` Well , turn in , Scraggsy , but the minute we hit the dock you run up town and fix things up with Bart . '' And without further ado he set the alarm clock for seven o'clock , kicked off his shoes , and climbed into his berth with his clothes on . The crews of the _ Aphrodite _ and the _ Bodega _ slept late also , for they were weary , and fortunately , no calls for a tug came into the office of the Red Stack Company all morning . About ten o'clock Dan Hicks and Jack Flaherty breakfasted and about ten thirty both met in the office . Apparently they were two souls with but a single thought , for the right hand of each sought the shelf whereon reposed the blue volume entitled `` Lloyd 's Register . ''