about
four a.m.
The operator and the _ Recorder _ would do the rest . She would send a flash wire to notify Brennon , the night editor , what to expect and she would send a special message to McAllister that would send him jumping for the Chief of Police . The _ Recorder _ was a morning paper . It did not go to press until about four a.m. , and they could hold it beyond that hour if necessary . That part of it was all right if they could only get the police into action in time to catch the scoundrels who were plotting at Waring 's house . If all went well she might expect to reach the wire by midnight . They would have her story in type in plenty of time if there was no wire trouble .