noon
He also sent a brief dispatch to the Interstate people . Provided with some railroad maps , and some fresh rolls from a bakery , he started out to rejoin his chum . He found Hiram busy burnishing up every bit of metal about the Monarch II . They had their noon lunch . On his way back from town Dave ' had noticed a little brook . He was telling Hiram about it , and they were discussing a plan of a plunge and a swim , when Hiram , facing the point where the pit began , sprang suddenly to his feet . `` Hello ! ''