four o'clock
Tears of gratitude filled his eyes as he stammered his thanks . It was arranged that letters in the care of the Italian consul at Boston would always be forwarded to him . Jim and Throppy took the departing party over to Matinicus on the _ Barracouta _ , getting them there in ample time for the Rockland steamer . The sloop was back at Tarpaulin by four o'clock . Meanwhile John P. Whittington had started on his vacation . Though his time ran into thousands of dollars a week , he felt he could profitably spend a little of it in getting acquainted with his boy . One of the first things his keen eyes noted was the absence of the cigarettes .