Five o'clock
Then Northrup opened the door and stepped out into the chill light of the coming day . He shivered and stumbled over a mass of rubbish . A clock struck in a quiet house . `` Five o'clock , '' counted Northrup , and plunging his hands in his pockets he made his way to Twombley 's shack . Kathryn Morris had her plans completed , and if the truth were known she had never felt better pleased with herself -- and she was not utterly depraved , either . She was far more the primitive female than was Mary-Clare . She was simply claiming what she devoutly believed was her own ; reclaiming it , rather , for she sagely concluded that on this runaway trip Northrup was in great danger and only the faith and love of a good woman could save him !