noon
`` Were moving at last ! '' called Step Hen excitedly , as the machinery started to go with a rush , after Thad had cranked the engine . Allan stood by the wheel , and as the prow of the boat gurgled through the clear waters of the great lake , every scout was thrilled with the vast possibilities that faced them , now that their cruise had begun . `` This means that we 'll eat our first meal aboard at noon to-day , '' remarked Giraffe who seemed determined that no regular feeding time might be neglected , if he could help it . `` You ought to be a happy fellow , Giraffe , '' remarked Davy Jones , `` after taking a look over the piles of grub we 've got aboard . Why , do you know there 's a whole big ham , two slabs of bacon , and all sorts of good things . No danger of any of us going hungry on this excursion ; unless the old tub should happen to sink , and leave us marooned on some rocky island . ''