five in the afternoon
Smashin ' baggage for burglars pays pretty well . '' He bethought himself of his papers , of which half remained unsold . He sold some on the way back to the wharf , where , after a while , he got another job , for which , being at some distance , he was paid fifty cents . At five in the afternoon he reported himself at the news-stand . `` I 've sold all the papers you gave me , '' he said , `` and here 's the money . I guess I can sell more to-morrow . '' The news-dealer paid him the commission agreed upon , amounting to eighteen cents , Ben , of course , retaining besides the five cents which had been paid him extra in the morning .