noon
The time set for the meeting of the Maynard girls and Anne Stewart at the Denver Terminal Station came and passed with no sign of the Chicago travelers . Then Mrs. Stewart was seen hurrying down the platform waving a yellow envelope to attract her daughter 's attention . Anne was patiently seated on the edge of a truck looking keenly at every one in sight , so she soon saw her mother . The Oak Creek local , that left Denver daily at noon , was getting up enough steam to enable it to make a _ regular _ start . Whether it would arrive was a question ! Anne hastily tore the telegram open and read it aloud . `` Missed train .