noon
Ye 're goin ' up in that arrerplane , and see if ye can git a peek in that hole up there . '' `` Better than that , '' replied Gerald . `` We 're going to get up and get into that hole . '' Delighted at finding they were nearing the goal of their hopes with so few obstacles , the Scouts worked cheerfully and earnestly upon the reassembling of the plane , and by noon had replaced the motor and tested every stay , brace and control . Then , after a dinner of caribou meat and coffee , they wheeled the plane over the gravel to the foot of the great gray granite obelisk . As they neared it they could see that the dot at the summit took more and more the shape of the ace of clubs , the mouth of the cave appearing as if cut by the hand of an artist , into gothic form . The Indians were awe-stricken spectators , scarcely able to raise a hand to work , so impressed were they with the preparations .