four o'clock
Hers was a nature which expanded in the limelight ; crowded audiences inspired her to outdo herself instead of `` fussing '' her as they did Oh-Pshaw . She could hardly wait for their hour to strike . The contest was at five in the afternoon , after the parade and before the evening 's program of fireworks . At four o'clock the Hillsdale delegation drove into town in hayracks decorated with flags and bunting , the troop of Girl Scouts who were going to drill in the first rack , and after them several racks full of Hillsdale girls and boys , coming to watch the contest . `` There they come ! '' whispered the Oakwood girls to each other , and the thrill of the coming struggle began to go through them at the sight of their adversaries . `` Oh , I 'm afraid I 'm going to make a mistake ! ''