Midnight
He had started in search of her two years before , with no other clue as to her whereabouts than the knowledge that she had sailed for America with a man named Ferriss -- '' `` What ? '' cried Max . `` Was the name Archibald Ferriss ? That was the name of the man who died in the Denver lazaretto -- '' But Max was stopped by Breffny , who almost shouted in excitement : `` And the name of the son of McKeown & Ferriss , of Glasgow , in whose shipyard was employed as timekeeper the Donald Wilson -- '' `` Donald Wilson was the name of the man who met his wife that night in front of the Midnight Mission , '' said I , in further confirmation . It was remarkable . One of the three chapters of this tragic story had entered into the experience of each of us three who sat there emptying stone mugs . Now , for the first time , was the story complete to each of us .