ten o'clock
Tired though he was , it was astonishing how much better he felt . `` New sights and new scenes , '' thought Clancy , `` do a lot to put new life into a fellow . I 'm beginning to wish I had taken this Happy Trail a long time ago . '' It was ten o'clock when they walked into the lobby of the Renfrew House . As they stopped at the counter to get the keys to their rooms , Clancy asked the clerk if there was a telegram for him . The clerk thumbed over , a bunch of messages and tossed out one . `` Owen Clancy ? ''