eight o'clock
Through the woman at Baltimore . Then the other woman , the lady of the restaurant '' -- he was obviously avoiding names -- `` she is playing our cards for us . No -- I do n't know why , and I do n't care . But you be at the Incubator to-night at eight o'clock . If you ca n't shake Johnson , bring him , bless him . '' To this day I believe the Sam Forbeses have not recovered from the surprise of my unexpected arrival , my one appearance at dinner in Granger 's clothes , and the note on my dresser which informed them the next morning that I had folded my tents like the Arabs and silently stole away . For at half after five Johnson and I , the former as uninquisitive as ever , were on our way through the dust to the station , three miles away , and by four that afternoon we were in Washington .