noon before
`` All right , old man , just as you say , '' murmured Mark too dizzy to care . So Billy with infinite tenderness , and much straining of his young muscles got Mark up and managed to put him astride the wheel ; but it was tough going and slow , over rough places , among undergrowth , and sometimes Billy had to stop for breath as he walked and pushed and held his friend . But Mark was coming to his own again , and by the time they reached a road he was able to keep his balance , and know what he was doing . It was high noon before they reached Unity and betook themselves to the drug store . While Mark asked for medicine Billy hied him to a telephone booth . His heart was beating wildly . He feared him much that Mark 's car was gone .