five o'clock
The doctor came and shook his head . `` He may regain consciousness , Mrs. Gordon , but he can not live . '' Ruth called the hotel and summoned Frank . He was out and did not get the message until five o'clock . When he reached the house , she was by the bedside . The old man was holding her hand and talking in a half-delirious way to his friends , explaining to them how impossible that these wild reports could be true about his son . Soon after Gordon came he regained consciousness .