one o'clock
Conniston had little trouble in seeing readily what was to be done . The details Truxton furnished him . When noon came they ate with the men . And at one o'clock Truxton called Ben and the Lark aside and told them shortly that Conniston was the new engineer and that they were to take orders from him . Whereupon Conniston took upon himself the responsibility of `` bossing '' a hundred men , the biggest responsibility which he had ever taken upon his care-free shoulders . He had seen the slow , measuring glances which both of his two foremen had bestowed upon him when Truxton told them ; knew that they accepted him as their overseer because they took orders from Truxton , but saw in their faces that they reserved judgment of him personally until such time as they could see how much or how little he knew . He was not greatly in fear of the outcome .