nine o'clock
The family was a very affectionate one , and Papa Mallory , Mamma Mallory , and Wyn all worshipped at the shrine of little May . So when at supper that Friday evening something was said about certain drygoods needed for the little one , Wyn offered at once to spend her Saturday forenoon shopping . She had plenty to do that morning ; Saturday morning is always a busy time for any school girl in the upper grades , and Wyn was well advanced at Denton Academy . But she hastened out by nine o'clock and went down town . Denton was a pretty town , with good stores , a courthouse , well stocked library and several churches of various denominations . In the center was an ancient Parade Ground -- a broad , well-shaped public park , with a huge flagstaff in the middle of the main field , and Civil War cannon flanking the entrances . Denton had a history .