noon
It was screwed from him . `` The real one -- and if -- I know I do n't need your promise -- but if -- '' `` Yes , yes ; of course if -- '' Neither of them would name the contingency . Shelby contrived a leave-taking , and bounded down the terraced slopes . It was quite noon when he reached the Tuscarora House , but without a thought of food , he got his horse and buggy from the livery , speeding the harnessing with his own hands , and whipped away for Little Poland . On reaching the Hilliard quarries he confronted unexpected obstacles . The men had quitted work and scattered to their homes , and Kiska was to be discovered neither in nor around the little office . However , the Polish lad in temporary charge , Kiska 's own son , was not slow to recognize the original of the campaign lithograph which in his home enjoyed honors second only to a highly-colored Madonna , and went flying in search of his father .