noon
I 'll have him to fall back on if I ca n't do better ; but I think I can . Yes , I 'm very sure I can ! If you do your part , you lovely plume , I KNOW I can ! '' Toward noon the train ran into a violent summer storm . The sky grew black , the lightning flashed , the wind raved , the rain fell in gusts . The storm was at its height when Kate quit watching it and arose , preoccupied with her first trip to a dining car , thinking about how little food she could order and yet avoid a hunger headache . The twisting whirlwind struck her face as she stepped from the day coach to go to the dining car .