midnight
That afternoon Holt called on Dr. Talbot in his office . Half an hour later , looking flushed and angry , he strolled frowning down Bush street , then turned abruptly and walked in the direction of South Park . He did not know Mrs. McLane but he believed she would see him . He called at midnight -- and on many succeeding nights -- for Madeleine and took her to several of the dives that seemed to afford her amusement . He noticed that she drank little , and had a glimmering of the truth . Newspaper men have several extra senses . It was also apparent that the life she had led had not made her callous .