noon
That is my idea of drinking in the fresh morning air . '' `` Well , never mind the dewy morning business , '' called Cora . `` Just get your machines well under way . You know , we must make twenty-five miles by noon . '' Cora was , as usual , in the lead . Daisy and Maud came next , then Bess and Belle lined up the rear , as Cora thought it best that the two big machines should lead and trail . Cora tried her best to be cheerful .