two o'clock
First it had been the young man 's debts , and then it had been the Señora . The Señora had told the young man she would give up Rood ; but of course that was impossible , Perez said , with a shrug , as where was the money to come from he should like to know ? But she was constantly afraid lest young Montgomery might find it out . Therefore , Perez said , when he had seen Montgomery going into Rood 's place at two o'clock on the morning of the shooting he went at once to his mistress and told her . Taking Perez with her , she had hurried to the gambling-house with the purpose of somehow separating the two , and there in the bar the quarrel had taken place . It seemed that the truth of Rood 's position as `` protector '' to the Señora had reached Montgomery , and he had come to tax Rood with it , and Rood had told him . He told him even before the Señora 's face , and Montgomery had said he was done with the whole crew of them .