about ten
o'clock
I merely had Janet use the truth with certain limitations , and there 's no wiser course when part of the facts are known . Sorenson seemed quite satisfied with her explanation . '' The colloquy resulted from a meeting between Janet and the cattleman while Weir was guiding the young physician , summoned from Bowenville , to Johnson 's ranch . Sorenson had appeared at the house about ten o'clock that morning desiring to see the girl . They had talked together on the veranda , where the visitor stated he had effected a settlement and obtained an acknowledgment from Martinez , who was trying to blackmail him and others ; that a certain paper had been prepared by the lawyer for use in the disreputable business ; that the man had said he had asked Janet to secure it from an old chair in his office ; and he wished to learn if she had done so . Janet had admitted such to be the case . `` It was odd Mr. Martinez should telephone me to go get it , was n't it ? ''