four o'clock
Mickey had thought they would come soon , but he had not supposed it would be the following day . He went downtown early , spent some time drilling his protégé in the paper business , and had the office ready when Douglas Bruce arrived an hour late . During that hour , Mickey 's call came . He made an appointment to meet Mr. and Mrs. Peter Harding at Marsh & Jordan 's at four o'clock . `` Peter must have wanted to see her so bad he quit plowing to come , '' commented Mickey , as he hung up the receiver . `` He could n't have finished that field last night ! They 're just crazy to see Lily , and when they do , they 'll be worse yet ; but of course they would n't want to take her from me , 'cause they got three of their own .