Two o'clock
When he thought of the blue box he sighed . `` Perhaps it will never come to light , '' he told himself . `` Well , if it does not I 'll have to make the best of it . '' Two o'clock found him on the streets of Riverside , which was a town of fair size . During the summer months many visitors were in the place and the hotels and boarding houses were crowded . There was one very fine clothing store in Riverside , but Joe did not deem it best , with his limited capital , to go there for a suit . Instead he sought out a modest establishment on one of the side streets .