noon
He wo n't be fool enough to travel on the road , anyhow . Better wait until daylight , I says to Alf , but he goes raving ` round like a mad dog into the woods . '' `` Well , we 'll go to the river an ' lay low there . Probably he 'll come popping out along ` bout noon . '' `` Ca n't get across the river , anyhow , can he ! '' `` Ca n't tell about a Yank . Who 'd have thought they 'd have stole an engine ! ''