half past two o'clock
It was reported , however , that Mignon 's team would shine resplendently in new suits of gray , ornamented with a rose-colored `` S , '' which Mignon had provided at her own expense . If they won , she had promised her adherents the prettiest black and scarlet suits that could be obtained for the Thanksgiving Day contest . It is needless to say that they had also set their minds on carrying off the victor 's palm . The game had been set for half past two o'clock , but long before that hour the gallery audience of Sanford School girls , with a fair sprinkling of boys from Weston High , had begun to arrive . Opinion was divided as to the prospective winners . Marjorie 's team boasted of seasoned players , whose work on the field was well known . Mignon had not been so fortunate .