noon
They went through the machine shop , climbed a long flight of stairs and entered a very large , empty room . It had once been used by the company for a store room . `` Since making that promise a week ago I have had a good many things to think of , '' said the superintendent , `` and among them is this : The company gives me the use of this room , and I am going to fit it up with tables and a coffee plant in the corner there where those steam pipes are . My plan is to provide a good place where the men can come up and eat their noon lunch , and give them , two or three times a week , the privilege of a fifteen minutes ' talk on some subject that will be a real help to them in their lives . '' Maxwell looked surprised and asked if the men would come for any such purpose . `` Yes , they 'll come . After all , I know the men pretty well .