noon
Bill grew more and more crazy to go up , and Lee , who was an artilleryman and had no use for flying , was sorry to see the craze for the dangerous sport grow in his favorite . Finally the lesson was over , and Frank and Horace , both much inclined to crow , rejoined Bill and Lee to talk it over . They wandered over to the Andersons ' quarters , where Lee left them to go to the men 's mess for his luncheon . Mrs. Anderson was out attending a bridge luncheon , and the Major did not come home at noon , so the boys had the table to themselves . `` Well , I have decided to be an aviator , '' declared Jardin . `` There will be another war sometime perhaps , and there is nothing like being ready . I suppose I will have to go to school this winter because I agreed to .