midnight
It proved to be fairly comfortable , however , and the first care of the party was to see Myrtle Dean safely established in a cosy room , with a grate fire to cheer her . Patsy and Beth had adjoining rooms and kept running in for a word with their protégé , who was so astonished and confused by her sudden good fortune that she was incapable of speech and more inclined to cry than to laugh . During the evening Uncle John was busy at the telegraph booth . He sent several messages to Leadville , to Anson Jones , to the Chief of Police and to the various hotels ; but long before midnight , when the last replies were received , he knew that Anson Jones had left Leadville five months ago , and his present whereabouts were unknown . Having learned these facts the little man went to bed and slept peacefully until morning . Myrtle had begged them to see that she was called at five o'clock , that she might have ample time to get to the depot for her train , but no one called her and the poor child was so weary and worn with her trip that the soft bed enthralled her for many hours after daybreak . Patsy finally aroused her , opening the blinds to let in the sunshine and then sitting beside Myrtle 's bed to stroke her fair hair and tell her it was nearly noon .