"That's it," he said.

"There you are--sent off from Northborough at nine-thirty, yesterday morning--Sunday." "Well, then he was at Northborough at that time," remarked Rothwell.
"Look here, Stafford, we'd better telephone to Northborough, to his hotel.

The 'Golden Apple,' wasn't it ?" "No good," replied Stafford, shaking his head.

"The 'Golden Apple' isn't on the 'phone--old-fashioned place.

We'd better wire." "Too slow," said Rothwell.