one o'clock
Before noon , appetite asserted itself . Fortunately the boys had brought along lunches for use on the road . These were devoured with much relish , Joe Miller , of course , being invited to share with them . By one o'clock the horses headed into the forest . For the first mile or so there was a fair sort of road , but after that it dwindled down to something more like a trail . `` Is n't this grand , Joe ? '' exclaimed Greg .