about five o'clock
It must have been some hours afterward that he heard footsteps and voices outside the door . In sudden desperation he climbed up and lay flat on the wide shelf where he had hidden the uniform . Someone opened the door of the closet , glanced inside and shut it again . `` I tell you I took him down about five o'clock and showed him his car . He ai n't here , '' said the voice of the elevator man . `` I have to make sure , '' replied his companion . Glen knew the voice for that of one of the school officials .