two P.M.
Perfect barn of a house , and lost in the country , but there 's always room -- especially for you , dear . You 'll never get in at a hotel . Marie Louise propped this against the telephone and tried again . The seventh central dazed her with , `` We can take nothing but gov ` ment business till two P.M. '' Marie Louise rose in despair , searched in her bag for her watch , gasped , put the watch and the note back in her bag , snapped it , and rose to go . She decided to send Polly a telegram . She took out the note for the address and telephoned a telegram , saying that she would arrive at five o'clock . The telegraph-operator told her that the company could not guarantee delivery , as traffic over the wires was very heavy .