noon
`` I 'm not going to say another word , '' Peggy answered , perhaps a little frightened at what she had done . The girls waited breathlessly for Miss Grimball to take some action in the matter . Each felt that the disgrace must be wiped from the happy camp life . At noon Ricky 's whistle sounded . The girls assembled on the gymnasium ground . Their captain stood before them , dear-eyed , smiling at them all with her usual confidence . Stella , with Keineth , had joined the others and stood in the background .