nearly noon
We call heem here . Shoot from there ! '' He pointed to a clump of spruce a dozen rods away . By Rod 's watch it was now nearly noon and the two sat down to eat the sandwiches they had brought with them . Only a few minutes were lost in taking up the home trail . Beyond the swamp Mukoki cut at right angles to their trap-line until he had ascended to the top of the ridge that had been on their right and which would take them very near their camp . From this ridge Rod could look about him upon a wild and rugged scene .