ten o'clock
But for one thing , she would have faced the coarse , rude woman , and proclaimed that she was already the promised wife of Raymond Palmer , and had a perfect right to receive his attentions whenever and wherever she chose . That secret of the desertion of her mother haunted her , however , and she was bound to curb herself and bear everything for three months longer , while she would diligently apply herself to the task before her . She retired immediately , but she could not go to sleep until she had relieved her overcharged heart of its bitterness and passion in a burst of weeping . The next morning early Ray and his father were on their way to New York , and ten o'clock found them seated in the private court-room , where Mrs. Vanderheck was to answer the charges against her . Money will accomplish a great deal , and in this case it had secured the privilege of a private examination , before a police justice , who would decide whether the suspected culprit should be held for the grand jury . Immediately upon the arrival of the Palmers , Detective Rider came to them , accompanied by a gentleman whom he introduced as Justin Cutler , Esq. , of Chicago . They all took seats together , and presently a door opened to admit Mrs. Vanderheck , who was attended by her husband and counsel , and who was richly attired in a close-fitting black velvet robe , and wore magnificent solitaires in her ears , besides a cluster of blazing stones at her throat .