eight o'clock
When he had allowed himself to be nominated for sheriff , though Sorenson might imagine Madden to be at his orders , the latter had accepted the office with certain well-defined ideas of his duty . `` What do you want of me ? '' he asked Lucerio , for whom he had little liking . `` I desire to tell you , Madden , that at eight o'clock I 'll have a warrant for you to serve on the engineer Weir . You 'll go to the dam and arrest him and bring him in to the jail . '' `` Well , apparently the whole country except me knew this was to happen . The town 's filling up as if it were going to be a bull-fight . ''