nine o'clock in the evening
Macloud 's train was twelve hours late leaving Hampton . Then , to add additional ill luck , they ran into a wash out some fifty miles further on ; with the result that they did not reach New York until after the markets were over and the banks had closed for the day . He wired the facts to Croyden . The following day , he sold the stocks , the brokers gave him the proceeds in the desired bills , after the delivery hour , and he made a quick get-away for Annapolis , arriving there at nine o'clock in the evening . Croyden was awaiting him , at Carvel Hall . `` I 'm sorry , for the girls ' sake , '' said he , `` but it 's only a day lost . We will deliver the goods to-morrow .