nine o'clock
But there was no more open quarreling for the present . As the days wore on , a little gun and torpedo drill was carried out ; while , with steam up , the boat made occasional darts to the north or south to avoid too close contact with passing craft , and gradually -- by fits and starts -- crept more to the westward . And Jenkins recovered complete control of his voice and movements , while Munson , the wireless man , grew haggard and thin . At last , at nine o'clock one evening , just before Denman went down , Munson ran up with a sheet of paper , shouting to the bridge : `` Caught on -- with the United -- night shift . '' Then , having delivered the sheet to Jenkins , he went back , and the rasping sound of his sending instrument kept up through the night . But when Denman sought the deck after breakfast , it had stopped ; and he saw Munson , still haggard of face , talking to Jenkins at the hatch . `` Got his wave length now , '' Denman heard him say .