three o'clock
On the next day Alice could finish her story . These detective employes need not further trouble themselves in this matter . Scandal easily could be avoided . The next day , at three o'clock , Alice and her uncle would meet Sir Donald at his hotel , and she would tell all . Sir Donald would return with Charles and the detectives . Bidding the two good-night , Sir Donald , Charles , and the detectives return at once to the hotel . Cautioning these sleuths still to shadow this pair and report , Sir Donald and Charles join Esther , who , with the sleeping Bessie in her arms , has been awaiting their return .