about midnight
The country routes started , Phil set his lithographers at work . The men kept at it until nearly midnight . They had completed their work in the town and in the meantime Phil and Teddy had squared the hits , as they are called -- the places where the banners were to be tacked up -- all ready for the banner men to get to work when they arrived in town next morning , or late that night . They arrived about midnight , but the other car did not come on the train with them . They brought the information that the train was a limited one , and would not carry the rival car . Bob Tripp would not be able to get through until sometime the next forenoon . Phil felt like throwing up his hat and shouting with delight , but his dignity as a car manager would not permit him to do so .