one o'clock in the morning
I will have your tickets ready for you when you come on in the morning . Good night , if I do n't see you again until then . '' All hands save Phil and Teddy went to bed early that night and the car was soon dark and silent . The late man from the country route did not get in until half-past one o'clock in the morning . He unloaded as quietly as possible , not knowing what plans of the manager he might disturb were he to make his presence known . By this time every man of the crew was well aware that their young manager seldom was without some shrewd plan for outwitting his competitors , but these plans he ordinarily kept well to himself until he was ready to carry them out . Phil busied himself during the night in posting his books , making out the payroll for the car , and writing the report sheet for the owner of the show .