About five o'clock
Luella became alarmed . Was she losing her hold upon him ? She was considering whether it would be proper to write a letter to the young lawyer at his office , when she chanced to make a very painful discovery . About five o'clock on Saturday afternoon she was coming out of Lord & Taylor 's up-town store when in a plainly dressed girl who was just passing she recognized Ruth Patton . Curiosity led her to address Ruth . `` So you are still in the city ? '' she said abruptly .