nearly noon
Hr . Bogstad , mounted on his horse , accompanied them a short distance , then rode off in another direction . `` Can two walk together , except they be agreed ? '' -- _ Amos 3:3 _ It was nearly noon when Signe Dahl sprang from the cart , and with her bundle under her arm , ran down the hillside into the woods , following a well-beaten trail . That was the short cut home . Hans had found her poor company during the ride , and even now , alone in the woods , the serious countenance was loth to relax . A ten minutes ' walk brought her to the brow of a hill , and she sauntered down its sloping side .