nine o'clock
Ellis , given his choice of functions , had elected to officiate as best man , so the Governor was happy in giving the bride away . Susan cried , as matrons of honor always do , as she stood with them in the fret-work of shadows under the palms which stirred gently in the off-sea breeze . None of those most concerned remembered many of the details of the evening , excepting Matak , who met there a young Moro maid and found her fair . They returned to Zamboanga under enchanting stars , and at nine o'clock they saw Ellis and Susan leave , for they were returning home at once through the Suez , taking steamer first for Borneo and Java . Their own boat left an hour later for Manila , Hong Kong and Nagasaki . Bidding Ellis good-by , Terry woke from the dream in which he had moved through the afternoon . `` Ellis , do not sell the shoe store .