about eight o'clock
`` Curtis Waring is afraid of the boy -- and of me . He 's circumvented me neatly , and the game is his -- so far my little plan is dished . I must find out for certain whether he 's had anything to do with gettin ' Dodger out of the way , and then , Tim Bolton , you must set your wits to work to spoil his little game . '' Bolton succeeded in securing the services of a young man who had experience at tending bar , and about eight o'clock , after donning his best attire , he hailed a Fourth Avenue surface car and got aboard . Getting out at the proper street , he made his way to Madison Avenue , and ascended the steps of John Linden 's residence . The door was opened by Jane , who eyed the visitor with no friendly glance . `` What do you want ? ''