noon
`` It 's Drayton , I think , '' he said , waving a hand to them . `` Kitty 's with him . '' They pulled ashore , and Drayton and Kitty greeted them . `` I 've been looking out for you since noon , '' Drayton told them . `` What about the spruce ? '' There was eagerness in his voice , and Vane 's face clouded . `` We could n't find a trace of it . ''