eight o'clock
By nightfall it was raining , and a rising , gusty wind had ruffled the ocean into lumpy , foam-crested waves . At seven o'clock the wind had increased to a heavy gale and was steadily growing stronger . The threatened storm , as usual , filled Miss Marcia with nervous forebodings , and even Leslie experienced some uncomfortable apprehensions during their supper hour . At eight o'clock , Phyllis arrived , escorted by Ted . `` My ! '' she exclaimed , shaking the raindrops from her clothes as she stood on the porch , `` but this is going to be a night ! Father says the papers have warnings that we should probably get the tail-end of a West Indian hurricane that was headed this way , and I guess it has come !