noon
I thanked him for his kindness and assured him I would return to tell him the result of my search . The proper thing to do with a murderer is to subject him to the third degree . Very often he will quake when taken to the grave of his victim . So I decided to take Jim up there with me ; we could do it and get back easily by noon , and maybe before . If he quaked , I would not need to be hasty in defending him , and if he did not quake , the air would do him good , poor chap , for he was badly unstrung and needed a ride in the country . `` Come , Jim , '' I shouted , rushing into the house . `` I am not going down to the office to-day .