12 o'clock noon
Report to me daily . '' Buck was readily located in the country north of Arcata , and one of the operatives actually procured a job as chainman with his surveying gang , while the other kept Ogilvy and his secretary under surveillance . Their reports , however , yielded the Colonel nothing until the first day of Buck 's return to Sequoia , when the following written report caused the Colonel to sit up and take notice . It was headed : `` Report of Operative No. 41 , '' and it read : Ogilvy in his room until 12 o'clock noon . At 12:05 entered dining room , leaving at 1 P. M. and proceeding direct to office of Cardigan Redwood Lumber Company . Operative took post behind a lumber-pile at side of office so as to command view of interior of office . From manner of greeting accorded Ogilvy by Bryce Cardigan , operative is of opinion they had not met before .