half past one
And what would he do then ? He 'd have to back her up , of course -- and until his next mouth 's allowance came in , he had only a dollar and eighty-five cents in the world ! Rose could n't have filled in all the details , of course , but she might have approximated the final result . Indeed , I think she had done so , unconsciously , by half past one , when her car stopped in front of the fraternity house and , instantaneously , like a cuckoo out of a clock , the half-back appeared . He was portentously solemn , and Rose thought he looked a little pale . `` Get in , '' she said holding out a hand to him . `` I 'm going to take you down-town to do an errand for me -- well , two errands , really .