noon
Until he had handed the prisoners and the plunder over to the authorities he felt in no humor for fun . Nor might it be a wise thing to have an empty gun along , even for a brief period of time . The ugly way one of the men looked at him every little while kept Jack constantly on the anxious seat ; and he feared lest there might be some unpleasant surprise sprung on himself and Jimmie . But noon came without their having made up their minds what to do . `` We 're getting close to Covington , '' Jack remarked , after a bit , when Jimmie proposed that they have a cold snack . `` And perhaps we can lighten ship there . Anyhow , I 've about made up my mind to land and find out . ''