one
o'clock
Some of the wives begun to straggle off home , mostly in tears , and some hung round till later . I was one of these , not wishing to miss anything of an absorbing character . Edgar Tomlinson went early , too . Edgar writes ` The Lounger in the Lobby ' column for the _ Recorder _ , and he 'd come out to report the entertainment ; but at one o'clock he said it was a case for the sporting editor and he 'd try to get him out before the kill . `` At different times one or two of the hunters would straggle back for more drink . They said the quarry was making a long detour round their left flank , trying his darndest to get to the railroad , but they had hopes . And they scattered out .