nine o’clock
Pouncing upon the man representing the stock of the south-side investor , he and Webster did not go out of the room until they had secured absolute control of the Rainey Company and the man who had refused to vote had put twenty-five thousand dollars into his pocket . The two employeé directors Sam marked for slaughter . Then after spending the afternoon and early evening with the representatives of the eastern companies and their attorneys he drove home to Sue . It was past nine o'clock when his car stopped before the house and , going at once to his room , he found Sue sitting before his fire , her arms thrown above her head and her eyes staring at the burning coals . As Sam stood in the doorway looking at her a wave of resentment swept over him . `` The old coward , '' he thought , `` he has brought our fight here to her . '' Hanging up his coat he filled his pipe and drawing up a chair sat beside her .