nine A.M.
`` I 'm sick a lot , '' Pee-wee yelled . `` I expect to have a cold very shortly , '' said Nick in his funny way . `` Determined and certified by a physician _ in _ good standing . Them 's the very words of the village law and we come to tell you that all these youngsters will hev ter _ re _ port for school at nine A.M. to-morrer morning , _ in _ said village of East Ketchem . '' `` Foiled ! '' said Nick , falling back on the ground . `` Horrors and confusion ! ''