five o'clock in the evening
* * * * * Tam spent the flying hours of the next day looking for his enemy , but without result . The next day he again drew blank , and on the third day took part in an organized raid upon enemy communications , fighting his way back from the interior of Belgium single-handed , for he had allowed himself to be `` rounded out '' and had to dispose of two enemy machines before he could go in pursuit of the bombing squadrons . In consequence , he had to meet and reject the attentions of every ruffled enemy that the bombers and their bullies had fought in passing . At five o'clock in the evening he dropped from the heavens in one straight plummet dive which brought him three miles in a little under one minute . `` Did you meet Müller ? '' asked Captain Blackie ; `` he 's about -- he shot down Mr. Grey this morning whilst you were away . '' `` Mr. Gree ?