noon
The next night , with a good horse and guide , Calhoun was taken to a house but a short distance from the river . The farmer who owned the house was to take a load of produce into Mount Vernon that day . Calhoun could easily go with him without exciting suspicion . This was done , and before noon Calhoun , free and unsuspected , was walking the streets of Mount Vernon . Shortly after dinner he inquired for the office of Judge Worley , and was shown the most pretentious law office in the little city . Entering , he inquired for the Judge , and was told that he was in his private office . `` Tell him that a gentleman wishes to see him on very important business , '' said Calhoun .