five o'clock
It was only a matter of minutes before they had it waiting in readiness in the yard . Luckily Annie and Lucy were too busy preparing supper to notice them . They were back in the house just in time to meet Chuck . `` He 's gone , '' he announced , `` and there was another man with him , and I heard him say he was due down town by five o'clock . '' `` Are you sure he was the caretaker ? '' Phyllis inquired , and Chuck gave a satisfactory description . `` Then I 'm off , '' she said as she hurried into her coat .