About two o'clock
`` Oh , sir , I shall have a ride home . A neighbor of ours will take me ; but I have to walk over to Pelton and get my things by the time he 's ready to start . '' `` And what time does he start for home ? '' `` About two o'clock , sir . '' The child 's face was very white , and her eyes were large and dark . Though probably no older than Marjorie , she looked careworn and troubled beyond her years . `` You are a good boy , King , '' his mother called out from the car , `` and I think , Ed , we had better take the girl with us .