noon
`` I can tell you what , we 'll have a story to tell to the others , wo n't we ? '' `` I guess Songbird , Fred , and Hans Mueller have already told everything , '' returned Tom . `` More than likely Songbird has concocted some verses about it . '' The run to Ithaca took several hours , and they lunched at noon in the dining car . It was a beautiful day , and the boys enjoyed the scenery as much as if they had never seen it before . `` I hope we can make a good connection for Cedarville , '' said Sam as they left the train and started for the dock from which the _ Golden Star _ made her trips on the lake . But they were doomed to disappointment , the steamboat had had a break-down and would be delayed two hours or more .