midnight
Then I breathed a long , deep breath ; the first one for weeks . Something told me that with Hurtle 's signature in my pocket I had the Eastern League pennant . Then I invited all concerned down to the Rickettsville hotel . We made connections at the railroad junction and reached Worcester at midnight in time for a good sleep . I took the silent and backward pitcher to my hotel . In the morning we had breakfast together . I showed him about Worcester and then carried him off to the ball grounds .