three o'clock in the
morning
At Mrs. Gusty 's gate Mr. Gallop stopped . `` I guess I ought to go back now , '' he said regretfully ; `` the telephone and telegraph office is right there in my room , and I never leave them day or night except just this one hour in the afternoon . It 's awful trying . The farmers begin calling each other up at three o'clock in the morning . Say , I wish you 'd step in sometime . I 'd just love to have you . But you are so busy and got so many friends , you wo n't have much time for me , I guess . ''