noon
`` Mr. Mott , what would you do if you got wind of a plot like this aboard ship ? '' inquired Percival , his eyes narrowing . `` I would have the whole gang in chains before morning . Then I 'd give 'em a taste of the ` cat ' at daybreak , and before noon I 'd have the ringleaders hanging from a yard-arm , '' said Andrew Mott , succinctly . `` Oh , my gracious ! '' gulped Mr. Block . `` Now , I 'll tell you what would happen up in Copperhead Camp , '' said Percival , darkly .