nine o'clock
That 's the hour set for the first race with the reel-wagons . I was just wondering what we 'd better do to kill time till then . I hai n't got a thing to buy that you hai n't got in your stock at home , and I hai n't a person to go in and nose about and have clerks pull down a whole raft of bolts and boxes without paying for the trouble . You see , I reckon it ai n't later 'n nine o'clock now , and -- '' `` Oh , I see , '' said Henley . `` Why , Dixie , I sort o ' mapped it out this way . You see , knowing how anxious Long will be to meet you right off , I thought we 'd drive straight to his shebang and ` light and hitch . He 's got a chair or two in the back-end of his shack , and we could kind o ' set about , and when he ai n't waiting on customers , why , we -- '' `` I thought you had more sense than that , '' Dixie burst out with unexpected warmth . ''