three o’clock
Fudge told his fears to Dick , and Dick reassured him by agreeing to take the gate himself until young Mr. Turner appeared . Five minutes later the first two or three rows of the grandstand were occupied , and spectators were still dribbling through the gate and depositing quarters in Dick 's hand . Tim Turner arrived breathless soon after and relieved Dick . Some thirty Rutter 's Point residents accompanied their team and still further swelled the audience , and by three o'clock Dick estimated that fully a hundred and sixty persons had paid admission . That was much better than anyone had dared hope , and Lanny , making a lightning calculation , confided to Gordon that there 'd be thirty dollars coming to the club after Rutter 's Point had received the twenty-five per cent . agreed on . `` If we can do that often enough , '' said Lanny delightedly , `` we 'll have more than enough for -- -- '' `` S-sh ! ''