six o'clock
She dipped her brush into a pot of Vandyke brown and painted one of the whittled toy horses in two strokes . Then a touch of ivory black with a small flat brush created the tail and mane , and dots of Chinese white made the eyes . The turpentine in the paint dried it almost immediately , and she tossed the completed little horse into the basket . At six o'clock the dentist had not returned . Trina waited until seven , and then put her work away , and ate her supper alone . `` I wonder what 's keeping Mac , '' she exclaimed as the clock from the power-house on Sutter Street struck half-past seven . `` I KNOW he 's drinking somewhere , '' she cried , apprehensively .