midnight
Big Ed was the happiest of the lot . He shook hands with everyone who came in as the night grew older , and his description of the special car , and the green baize curtain , just like any first-class theatre in New York , Boston or Philadelphia , was glowing and picturesque . He was determined to show the people of Gotown and the remainder of the county that Gotown was in it with both feet , and when she started out to do things that she could do it and make no mistake about it . Handy and Weston took the late train and reached Weston shortly after midnight , and retired for a good night 's rest . Next morning as Handy and his host sat together at breakfast , he explained the arrangement he had entered into with the regular Weston impresario . `` The deal was n't quite closed . I wanted , as I told him , to consult you , my partner in the Gotown proposition .