noon
I wish they would leave the neighborhood . '' `` I trust your husband succeeds in having them all locked up , '' put in Matt , `` for they richly deserve it . '' And after a few words more with the farmer 's wife they passed on . It was getting on toward noon when they finally arrived at Bethlehem , that pretty little town on the Lehigh River . They drove past several of the silk mills , and finally found a livery stable , at which Billy and the wagon were put up . `` It looks as if we might do some business here , '' said Andy , as they started for a restaurant for dinner . `` Let us open up this afternoon if possible . ''