noon
They 'll force father into something -- if they can . '' `` Well , what 's our next move ? '' asked Sam , impatiently . `` As it is after noon , we had better visit a quick lunch room and get a bit to eat . Then I think we had better hire some private tug to take us up the river . I am almost certain now that the Ellen Rodney went that way . '' `` If she went up the river she might go all the way to Albany , '' said Tom .