two o'clock
in the morning
Death to them all ! I did not heed him . I thought he was demented , raving ... '' * * * * * Alten 's little clock ticked with tumultuous heartbeat through another silence . The great city around us , even though this was two o'clock in the morning , throbbed with a myriad of blended sounds . A warning ! Was the girl from out of the past giving us a warning of coming disaster to this great city ? Alten was pacing the floor .