noon
Now of course that wa 'n' t any way to serve hot omelet to a stranger , no matter how annoyed you was . DeLancey told her as much while he was helpin ' swab off the reverend guest . Afterwards he added other observations more or less definite . Inside of two hours Mr. and Mrs. Bob found their baggage waitin ' under the porte cochère , and the wagonette ready to take 'em to the noon train . They went . It was given out that they was travelin ' abroad , and if it had n't been for the omelet part of the incident they 'd been forgotten long ago . That was a stunt that stuck , though .