eleven o'clock
We ca n't open up without them , and we ca n't afford to miss the chance of taking a good round sum on parade day . '' `` I 'll telegraph to New York and find out what the trouble is , '' returned Andy , and he started for the telegraph office without delay . The message was sent to the metropolis within quarter of an hour , reaching its destination before any of the down-town wholesale houses were open for business . At eleven o'clock a reply came back that the cases had been duly sent , and that the delay would be traced up , if possible , at the freight depot there . `` This leaves us in a pickle for to-day , '' said Andy , as he handed the message over to Matt . `` Well , it wo n't be so bad if only we get our goods by to-morrow morning , Andy . Let us go over to Easton , anyway , and look for a store , and if we can find one , take the risk of hiring it . ''