ten o'clock
Tom threw his bridle to one of the workmen , then sprang from his horse . Out of the station came Mr. Newnham , waving a telegram . `` Our first train , with passengers , has just left the station at Brand 's Ranch junction , a hundred and ten miles away , '' shouted the president of the road . `` The train should be here long before ten o'clock . '' From the crowd a cheer greeted the announcement . `` There 's nothing left but to wait to win , '' continued Mr. Newnham . Five hundred voices in the crowd cheered the announcement .