six o'clock
On arriving at his destination one of the brakemen awakened him with a vigorous shaking , which would have done credit to a giant 's strength , and he went out in the early morning air decidedly refreshed . His plans had all been laid during the tramp through the woods , and he knew exactly what to do . First breakfast was necessary , and this important duty he attended to without delay , spending therefor the last of his change . It was six o'clock when he arrived at the Hudson River depot , and learned that a train for New York would leave in a short time . `` Give me a ticket , '' he said , producing one of the bills found in the house from which he escaped . The ticket-seller took the money , looked at it scrutinizingly for an instant , and then at the boy . `` Where did you get this ? ''