Six o'clock
`` He 's strict , and makes everybody toe the mark , but you could n't find a better all-around man . '' `` Then he 'll suit me . '' It was now quite late , and presently a loud , clear bell rang out in the belfry . `` Six o'clock , '' said Captain Dave Kearney . `` That is to bring in the boys from the playground . They have fifteen minutes in which to wash up for supper . Excuse me , I 'll be needed in ten minutes to form my company , '' and soon the newcomers found themselves alone with several others who had just arrived at Putnam Hall .