fifteen in the morning
Early the next morning Parson Dan and Rod took the berries to the wharf in the carriage , in time to catch the first steamer of the day . Thus at last his precious berries were off on their way to the city , and as Rod watched the _ Heather Bell _ as she glided away from the wharf he tried to catch a glimpse of his box where it was lying among the rest of the freight . He pictured Mr. McDuff 's delight when he saw what fine berries he had received . That day Rod picked twenty more boxes , fifteen in the morning , and five during the afternoon . They were becoming scarcer now , and it would be necessary for him to let them ripen for a day before he could expect to fill a third crate . The rest of the afternoon he spent with the scouts . It was their regular meeting , at which they were to tell how they were getting along with the raising of money for their suits .