about noon
They wo n't give up that airship without a tussle , I can tell you . '' `` All I want to do is to locate them , '' said Dave . `` The government will do the rest . '' Dave left the camp , as they called it , about noon . He had some difficulty in getting from the island to the mainland , as the soil was soggy and at places two feet deep with water . He accomplished the task , however , with only a slight wetting . The young aviator had been given the address , of one of Mr. Price 's men at Ironton .