about four o'clock in the afternoon
Then you can go into the city . '' The lads decided this would be a good plan , and arranged to have their baggage go to a hotel where they were to stop over night . Mr. Post prevailed on the conductor to stop the train at a way station , close to the stock yards , and , when this was reached , he and the three boys alighted . It was about four o'clock in the afternoon , and Mr. Post found he was a little ahead of time . He hired a two-seated carriage in which he and the boys drove to where he was to meet Mr. Liggins . Soon after leaving the way station the boys were aware of a curious roaring sound that filled the air . It sounded like distant thunder .