about fifteen minutes after twelve
Peter said I should wait because he would n't be long , and so I waited on the Twelfth until Peter got back . That 's all . '' `` I 'm Doris Caspary , the night telephone operator . Mr. Cornell called me about fifteen minutes after twelve and asked me to put him down for a call at eight o'clock this morning . Then he called at about seven thirty and said that he was already awake and not to bother . '' Henry Walton said , `` That 's about it , Mr. Cornell . '' `` But -- '' The policeman looked puzzled .