noon
They heard , soon after , the strokes of his hatchet in the woods , on before them , but could not imagine what he could be doing . Thus things went on very pleasantly , and they gathered a large quantity of berries . There was , indeed , in the course of the day , a serious difficulty between Rollo and the bad boys ; and there is an account of it given in the next story of `` TROUBLE ON THE MOUNTAIN . '' With Ibis exception , every thing went on well until about , noon , when Rollo observed that Jonas had been missing a long time . `` Where is Jonas , all this time ? '' said Rollo to Lucy . Lucy said that he had been busy , a long time , doing something over beyond some rocks , but she did not know what , for her father told her she must not go to see .