two o'clock
Immediately competition became fast and furious , and Abe entered into it with a zest and excitement that completely eclipsed all thought of stock exchanges or copper shares . The bids rose by leaps and bounds , and when , half an hour later , Abe emerged from the fray his collar was melted to the consistency of a pocket handkerchief , but the light of victory shone through his perspiration . He was the purchaser of the entire lot , and by token of his ownership he indorsed the twenty-five-hundred-dollar check to the order of Hill , Arkwright & Thompson . The glow of battle continued with Abe until he reached the show-room of his own place of business at two o'clock . `` Well , Abe , '' Morris cried , `` did you buy the stock ? '' `` Huh ? '' Abe exclaimed , and then , for the first time since he saw the silk foulards , he remembered Interstate Copper .