five o'clock
It consisted of a room , fitted for sleeping , and a cell . These were not connected , but were side by side , facing the passage that ran through from front to back of the building . Code was taken to the cell , and only his mother and Pete stayed with him to talk over the situation . It was determined to have Squire Hardy come over in the evening -LRB- it was now five o'clock -RRB- and give his opinion on the legal situation . Ma Schofield went home and prepared her boy 's supper herself , and brought it with her own hands for him to eat . Code was in the best of spirits at his success of the afternoon , and had no fear whatever as to the outcome of his present situation . Pete had gone away for an hour , and Ma Schofield had taken the dishes back home , when the detective came in , saying that a little girl who called herself Josie had come with a message .