noon
As they marched up Yonge Street Evan saw a figure with a pointed beard and a hand-bag disappear around the corner of Temperance Street , as though afraid to face the music . It is hardly probable the Big Eye was going to the Moon Theatre to buy tickets for an afternoon performance . Nelson would not have been at all surprised at that , but he thought it more likely that Castle would forego the pleasure of a burlesque performance , on that day of his defeat , and crawl into the gallery of Massey Hall . By noon seven hundred bankclerks were assembled . Henty drew Evan 's attention to the fact that it was chiefly the country chaps who brought their lady-friends ; the city fellows probably had had a strenuous time of it paying their own fares . Nevertheless , there was present a good representation of the fair sex . A. P. and Evan had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and Lou , from Hometon .