a few minutes after five o'clock
Say , they will have their own troubles , see if they do n't ! '' chuckled the bully . `` But come on before anybody sees us , '' he added , and stalked away in the darkness , with his crony beside him . It was not until a few minutes after five o'clock that Jack , Andy and Pepper hurried down to the gymnasium , to get their wheels . At the last moment Andy discovered that one of his buttons was loose and had to be sewed on , and Jack had trouble with the new cap he was going to wear . It was a trifle too large and he had to place a strip of paper under the band to make it stay on his head properly . `` It certainly feels like snow , '' said Pepper , as the three got out their bicycles .