five o'clock
Gwin hastily repeated Bessie 's daring suggestion . `` Oh , I 'll come of course , '' said Elma ; but there was a certain amount of apathy in her tone . `` And I will secure Alice ; I am getting quite to dislike Alice , though , '' said Bessie . Gwin promised to write to the other girls at once , and it was finally arranged that a meeting should be held at Harley Grove that evening between four and five o'clock . Elma walked home alone , musing much over the aspect of affairs . `` I wonder what Kitty did want with me , '' she said to herself . `` Doubtless it had something to do with that money .