one o'clock
Probably the entire income upon which his mother and himself had to depend did not exceed eight dollars a week , and of this he himself earned six . They had not more than ten dollars laid by for contingencies , and if he were deprived of work , that would soon melt away . The factory furnished about the only avenue of employment open in Millville , and if he were discharged it would be hard to find any other remunerative labor . At one o'clock Robert went back to the factory rather thoughtful . He thought it possible that he might hear something before evening of the dismission which probably awaited him , but the afternoon passed and he heard nothing . On leaving the factory , he chanced to see Halbert again on the sidewalk a little distance in front and advancing toward him . This time , however , the young aristocrat did not desire a meeting , for , with a dark scowl , he crossed the street in time to avoid it .