noon
It was arranged that Mrs. Harding , Miss Harding and I should arrive at Oak Cliff with the auto at about four o'clock Tuesday afternoon . We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock , so as to have plenty of time . That Fate , which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals , interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure . The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon . It was exasperating . I pictured myself making that long trip alone , and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome . There were three of them , and I noticed that they were of mature years .