noon
You see ` Rastus used to be something of a prizefighter in a small way among his kind , and nothing delights him half so much as a scrap once in a while ; and the town rowdies have suffered at his hands . '' `` All right ; say when , and I 'll be ready to go . '' `` Plenty of time . I figure that the wagon wo n't get to the lumber camp until noon , so in the meantime we can be using that nice ax Will has strapped to his machine , and doing a number of things . Firewood is a mighty handy article to have around a camp , boys , and it 's simply wonderful what a big lot of it is needed . '' `` A hint is as good as a command , Frank ; just understand that we 're ready to do anything you suggest , for we all want to learn the ropes as soon as we can . What are you going to do ? ''