eleven o'clock
This young midshipman 's name was Pennington , and the fact was that he lay in deep stupor from the effects of smoking opium ! It had been a storekeeper , with a shop across the street , who had called the attention of Dave and his four comrades to the probable fate of another of their class . `` Chow Hop runs a laundry , but I have heard evil stories about a lot of young fools who flock to his back room and get a chance to ` hit ' the opium pipe , '' the storekeeper had stated to Dave . `` One of your men , or at least , one in a midshipman 's uniform , went in there at eleven o'clock this forenoon , and he has n't been out since . It is now nearly two o'clock and , I 've been looking for some midshipmen to inform . '' Such had been the storekeeper 's careful statement . The merchants of Annapolis always have a kindly feeling toward these fine young midshipmen .