nine o'clock
At last he decided they had done everything possible . The rest would be persistence , and luck . His thoughts turned to home , and he wondered what his folks were doing . It was nine o'clock , Manila time . At Spindrift it was eight this morning . The family would be gathering for breakfast , and Barby would be slipping Dismal , the family pup , scraps of bacon under the table . Rick resolved to send a cable from Tawi Tawi , if they should stop there .