nine o'clock
There was more struggling , and then a passing railroad hand came to the detective 's assistance . Together they hurried him toward the depot , and there discovering the local officer , turned him over . It was with a torn coat , scarred hands and face , and a black eye that Sebastian was locked up for the night . When the children came home they could not say what had happened to their brother , but as nine o'clock struck , and then ten and eleven , and Sebastian did not return , Mrs. Gerhardt was beside herself . He had stayed out many a night as late as twelve and one , but his mother had a foreboding of something terrible tonight . When half-past one arrived , and no Sebastian , she began to cry . `` Some one ought to go up and tell your father , '' she said .