seven o'clock
The great day arrived . The old and faithful jacks were to sit down with the Overlanders to the spread that was in preparation all that day , Joe Shafto , after much grumbling , laying aside her feud against all lumberjacks and helping the regular cook in his work of preparing the dinner . This was supervised by Grace and Elfreda , while their companions attended to laying the tables and decorating the bunk-house with greens brought in by the jacks . At seven o'clock that evening , the jacks , who had been put out of the new bunk-house without ceremony , were told to enter . They thumped in , and gazed in amazement at the transformation of their home , at the festoons of pine cones and greens , at the gaily colored lanterns , at the red , white , and blue candles on the table , and at the big American flag suspended from the rafters at the lower end of the room . The girls disposed themselves about the table so that they might sit with their guests . Hippy took the head of the table , with Spike , who was known by no other name , at his right .