noon
It was not later than half-past eleven o'clock when they sat down to the meal , and but a few minutes past noon when the dishes were stacked up , ready to be washed . `` Whizz-zz ! '' whistled Dave , as the sounds made by a swiftly driven automobile reached their ears . `` Someone is hurrying to get his noon meal . Just hear that old spurt wagon throb ! '' The boys sat some hundred feet in from the highway . The automobile did not interest them much until ----- Bang !