about three
o'clock in the afternoon
`` Herbert Reynolds has disappeared , and his father is almost beside himself with grief ! '' was the startling reply . After a while Grant learned the particulars about Herbert 's disappearance . He had gone out to play in the street about three o'clock in the afternoon . Generally he waited for Grant to return-home , but during his absence he had found other companions . When his father returned home , he inquired of the housekeeper : `` Where is Herbert ? '' `` He went out to play , '' said Mrs. Estabrook , indifferently .