noon
But that tramp surely had me worried for a while . '' He rode into Pompville , and on inquiring in a plumbing shop managed to get a bit of copper wire that answered better than did the galvanized piece from the fence . The readjustment was quickly made , and he was on his way again . As it was getting close to noon he stopped near a little spring outside of Pompville and ate a sandwich , washing it down with the cold water . Then he started for Centreford . As he was coming into the city he heard an automobile behind him . He steered to one side of the road to give the big car plenty of room to pass , but it did not come on as speedily as he thought it would .