midnight
Phil Garfield swore shakily . He checked his watch , switched off the headlights and climbed out into the dark road . A delay of even half an hour here might be disastrous . It was past midnight , and he had another hundred and ten miles to cover to reach the small private airfield where Madge waited for him and the thirty thousand dollars in the suitcase on the Packard 's front seat . If he did n't make it before daylight ... . He thought of the bank guard . The man had made a clumsy play at being a hero , and that had set off the fool woman who 'd run screaming into their line of fire .