about noon
Bye-bye ! I 'll tell 'em you 're coming , '' and , with an ugly leer , the bully started off . `` I would n't take help from him if I had to walk ten miles without my supper , '' said Bob firmly , and that was a strong saying for the stout youth . The motor boys found a good hotel in the village , and the next day , when their car had been repaired , they resumed their journey , arriving at home about noon . `` There 's some mail for you , Jerry , '' said Mrs. Hopkins , as her son came in , after putting the auto in the barn . `` It 's from California . I did n't know you knew any one out there . ''