two o'clock
I had heard the road-men many times tell the bosses to ` wake up , ' but I did not believe the salesmen . You know that a young fellow , even if he is with a weak house , starts out on his first trip feeling that his house is the best one . Before he gets through with his maiden trip , even though his house is a thoroughbred , he will think it is a selling plater . `` That night I worked until two o'clock opening up . I did not know the marks so I had to squirm out what the characters meant and put the prices on the tickets in plain figures so I would know what the goods were worth . But this was a good thing . The salesman or the firm that has the honesty and the boldness to mark samples in plain figures and stick absolutely to their marked price , will do business with ease .