About one o'clock
He had then gone to dinner . `` I thought I would n't eat anything but that I would get my line ready for him by the time he came back , get through with him and take luncheon later . I carried the grip to the back end of the store and spread out my line on the counter . About one o'clock he came in and I said to him , ` I 'm ready for you . ' He walked away and did n't say a word but took out a newspaper and read for half an hour . He did it for pure meanness , for not a single customer came into the store while he sat there . `` I was beginning to get a little hungry but I did n't mind that then .