11 o'clock
If he should reach the vicinity of the lighthouse without finding her , he would turn back and inquire at every hotel near the beach until he should obtain news of her . He had reached Pennsylvania Avenue when he was attracted by the white tents that here dotted the wide beach . He went down the high flight of steps from the boardwalk to rest awhile in the shade of one of the tents . Although it was not yet 11 o'clock , several people in bathing suits were making for the sea . A little goat wagon with children aboard was passing the tents , and after it came the cart of the `` hokey-pokey '' peddler , drawn by a donkey that wore without complaint a decorated straw bathing hat . Morrow , looking at the feet of the donkey , saw in the sand something that shone in the sunlight . He picked it up and found that it was a gold bracelet studded with diamonds .