ten minutes
past eight
If you are a true scout , until you have performed your act of kindness your day is dark . You are as unhappy as is the grown-up who has begun his day without shaving or reading the New York _ Sun _ . But as soon as you have proved yourself you may , with a dear conscience , look the world in the face and untie the knot in your kerchief . Jimmie Reeder untied the accusing knot in his scarf at just ten minutes past eight on a hot August morning after he had given one dime to his sister Sadie . With that she could either witness the first-run films at the Palace , or by dividing her fortune patronize two of the nickel shows on Lenox Avenue . The choice Jimmie left to her . He was setting out for the annual encampment of the Boy Scouts at Hunter 's Island , and in the excitement of that adventure even the movies ceased to thrill .