ten o'clock
Robert Wade , with indignation against Ferris ' brutal treatment , announced the policy of a united resistance , a joint appeal to Hugh Worthington , and the demand of an Investigation Committee of Directors . `` We will wait for Mr. Worthington 's vindication , '' said Wade , in an unanswerable tone . `` Then you will wait until eternity , '' sadly said Walter Edson . `` Here is the ten o'clock edition of the Evening Telegram . Mr. Hugh Worthington , the well-known capitalist , died at Pasco , Washington , this morning , from injuries received in a railroad accident . '' When the hubbub had subsided , the voice of Wade was heard . `` Gentlemen , we must act in a passive defence until the Worthington Estate sends in a man to control the situation .