six o'clock
But they had not been in Weil 's room five minutes when a boy came up with a telephonic message from Mr. Fern , stating that Daisy was safe at Midlands . `` Let us return without delay , '' said Weil , enthusiastically . `` We should not lose a moment in removing this terrible cloud ! Come , Shirley , we can catch the six o'clock train if we hasten . '' Mechanically the younger man followed his companion through the hall , down the elevator and into a carriage at the door . Forty minutes later they alighted from the train at Midlands and were soon in the familiar parlor at Mr. Fern 's . A servant who had admitted them , stated that Miss Daisy had been home about two hours but that she was now lying down .