midnight
We had n't been there very long when in came the old major , and at my invitation he joined us at one of Tony 's little round tables at the back of the place . As a general thing the major did n't patronize Tony 's . I had never heard him say so -- probably he would n't have said it for fear of hurting our feelings -- but I somehow had gathered the impression that the major believed a gentleman , if he drank at all , should drink at his club . But it was long after midnight now and the Shawnee Club would be closed . Ike Webb spoke up presently . `` It 's a pity we could n't dig up the governor tonight , '' he said . The governor had come down from the state capital about noon , and all the afternoon and during most of the evening Webb had been trying to find him .