seven
o'clock
As a last resort , he would telegraph to his own home . But why would she go there , and without him ? It seemed a useless thing , but he did it . After an age of waiting he received answer -- `` Ruey left here for home yesterday morning on the seven o'clock train . '' He soon learned that said train was snow-bound a hundred miles away . His anxiety now assumed a new phase . Would she starve or freeze before he could reach her ?