midnight
He had left Anne 's home without overcoat , gloves or muffler . His fever-struck brain was filled with a resolve that deprived him of all regard for personal comfort or safety . He was out in the storm , looking for some one , and whether love or hate was in his heart , no man could tell . All night long Dodge and Thorpe looked for him , aided in their search by three or four private detectives who were put on the case at midnight . At one o'clock the two friends reappeared at Lutie 's apartment , summoned there by the detective who had been left on guard with instructions to notify them when she returned . It was from the miserable , conscience-stricken Lutie that they had an account of George 's adventures earlier in the night . White-faced , scared and despairing , she poured out her unhappy tale of triumph over love and pity .