ten o'clock
On the twenty-fifth of February , however , this experience lurked unsuspected in her official future . Poor Jennie ! She anticipated nothing more than the appearance of Messrs. Bronson , Peterson and Bonner in her office to confront Jim Irwin on certain questions of fact relating to Jim 's competency to hold a teacher 's certificate . The time appointed was ten o'clock . At nine forty-five Cornelius Bonner and his wife entered the office , and took twenty-five per cent . of the chairs therein . At nine fifty Jim Irwin came in , haggard , weather-beaten and seedy as ever , and looked as if he had neither eaten nor slept since his sweetheart stabbed him .