nine o'clock
`` I think the one of the chicken yard is awfully clever , but , of course I love the yellow dog best of all . '' Maud , when she had heard of the exhibit , had chosen her puppy friend for one of her models . The girls admired the clever result , and then left the room . At nine o'clock the bell rang . It was five minutes before all the girls were back in the room , and Lois was among the last . She was almost afraid to listen for the names . When everything was quiet , the older of the two men came to the edge of the platform -- the medals in his hand .