nine o'clock
There were children , too , with buckets , but they had to go around to the side . He wanted to go in himself and buy a sandwich , but he did n't dare . The very car he was waiting for might come in his absence . At nine o'clock he was still waiting when two men came out and paused near him to light their cigars . They were talking about Skeeter Newson , the notorious pickpocket , who two days before had broken jail and had not yet been found . Skeeter 's exploits were a favorite topic of the Calvary Micks , and Dan , despite the low state of his mind , pricked his ears to listen . `` They traced him as far as Chicago , '' said one of the men , `` but there he give 'em the slip . ''