four o'clock
Tunnygate did not return . Neither did Andrew . Secluded in their kitchen living-room the Appleboys heard a motor arrive and through a crack in the door saw it carry Mrs. Tunnygate away bedecked as for some momentous ceremonial . At four o'clock , while Appleboy was digging bait , he observed another motor making its wriggly way along the dunes . It was fitted longitudinally with seats , had a wire grating and was marked `` N.Y.P.D. '' Two policemen in uniform sat in front . Instinctively Appleboy realized that the gods had called him . His heart sank among the clams .