nearly noon
His fears were soon dispelled , for Jane turned toward him with a tender light in her beautiful dark eyes . `` Brother , '' she said , `` I have just been wondering how I can communicate with Marion Starr . She expects to meet me at the Central Station at four . It is now nearly noon . I should have left some message for her . '' `` We must send a telegram to her home when we reach Albany , or sooner , if we make a stop . I 'll ask the conductor .