noon
Thursday evening Dr. Lyman came all aglow from Chardon . He had seen Bart and heard his argument , and all the enthusiasm of his nature was fully excited . Now on this long , warm Friday -- the anniversary of his departure -- he was to come ; and naturally enough she looked to see him come the way he went -- from the east . Often , even before noon , she turned her eyes wistfully down the road , and until it met the rise the other side of the little valley , so on up past the red school house , and was lost over the summit ; but the road was empty and lonely . As the afternoon ran toward evening , she began to grow anxious . Suddenly the sound of wheels caught her ear , and she turned as Judge Markham 's grays headed up to her gate . She recognized Julia , who , without waiting to be helped , sprang lightly from the carriage , with her face radiant , and bounding to her threw her arms about her neck .