about two in the morning
Genslinger rose , smoothing his hat . `` Well , '' he said , `` of course , you want time to think it over , and you ca n't raise money like that on short notice . I 'll wait till Friday noon of this week . We begin to set Saturday 's paper at about four , Friday afternoon , and the forms are locked about two in the morning . I hope , '' he added , turning back at the door of the room , `` that you wo n't find anything disagreeable in your Saturday morning ` Mercury , ' Mr. Derrick . '' He went out , closing the door behind him , and in a moment , Magnus heard the wheels of his buckboard grating on the driveway . The following morning brought a letter to Magnus from Gethings , of the San Pueblo ranch , which was situated very close to Visalia .