eleven o'clock
But excitement and fatigue finally overcame him , and he sank by the roadside , about fifty miles from the town of Dexter , whence he had started on his pilgrimage . Late one afternoon Robert Coverdale reached Columbus on his Western trip . The next day he was to push on to the town of Dexter , where he had information that the boy of whom he was in search lived . The train , however , did not leave till eleven o'clock in the forenoon , and Robert felt justified in devoting his leisure hours to seeing what he could of the city and its surroundings . He took an early breakfast and walked out into the suburbs . As he strolled along a little boy , about seven years old , ran to meet him . `` Please , mister , '' he said , `` wo n't you come quick ?