nine o'clock
Now he seemed beyond speech , and the little group of section-hands , the Chinese cook at the section-house , and the Swede foreman , and Pete seemed quite at a loss what to do . `` Take him in and put him to bed , '' Miss Georgie commanded , turning away . `` See if he 's bleeding yet , and -- well , I should put a cold compress on the wound , I think . I 'll send for a doctor -- but he ca n't get here till nine o'clock unless you want to stand the expense of a special . And by that time -- '' Saunders moved his head a trifle , and lifted his heavy lids to look at her , which so unnerved Miss Georgie that she turned and ran to the office . When she had sent the message she sat drumming upon the table while she waited for an answer . `` G-r-a-n - '' her fingers had spelled when she became conscious of the fact , flushed hotly , and folded her hands tightly together in her lap .