seven o'clock
The glare of the sun got on the plate just where her head ought to have been , so she was headless . '' `` That sure was a ghost ! '' cried Shep ; and then all laughed . The boys were to take the seven o'clock train back to Fairview , so at five o'clock they bid farewell to Mr. Jally and walked toward Mrs. Carson 's house to get supper . Just as they turned the corner of a street close to the house they heard a man yelling wildly . He was running rapidly at the same time . `` What 's that fellow saying ? ''