midnight
What a jolly time they had , all day long ! They went to church in the morning , where they saw all the people , it seemed , whom they had n't seen before , and in the afternoon there were many callers at the little house . The evening was spent quietly by the happy four , talking of old times and plans for the future . The town authorities were anxious to give Bill Hickson a reception while he was in town , but the bashful hero declined the honour , and returned with his wife to New York by the midnight train . During the two succeeding days Archie talked a great deal with his mother , and finally gained her consent to come to New York to live in a year 's time . Mrs. Dunn had never really understood that Archie had so good a position , but now that she realised what a splendid beginning he had made , she was very willing to come and keep house for him . This question settled , everything seemed wholly delightful in the cosy home , and Archie settled down to enjoy the two remaining days of his visit in quiet rest .