noon
Then Hilda , the mulatto nurse , came for her charge , and little Dick , with many expostulations , was taken away . Going into the house , Mostyn met his father-in-law in the hall . The old man stopped him abruptly at the foot of the stairs . `` Did any mail come for me on the noon train ? '' he demanded , querulously , a light of suspicion in his eyes . `` Not that I know of , '' Mostyn answered . `` It was not put on my desk , I am sure . ''