two o'clock
But she was hungry for the companionship of the animals whom she had seen daily on the ranch . `` Why , even the yip of a coyote would be sweet , '' she mused , putting her head out of the window and scanning nothing but chimneys and tin roofs , with bare little yards far below . Finally she heard a Japanese gong 's mellow note , and presumed it must announce luncheon . It was already two o'clock . People who breakfasted at nine or ten , of course did not need a midday meal . `` I expect they do n't have supper till bedtime , '' thought Helen . First she hid her wallet in the bottom of her trunk , locked the trunk and set it up on end in the closet .