noon
You 'd better get back . I 'll go with you and look over the field . '' As they walked through the waiting room Harvey fancied that he heard a noise from above . However , the noon express , out in the train shed , was blowing off steam with a roar , and he could not be positive . But Jim quickened his pace , and ran up the steps with surprising agility . As they neared the second floor the noise grew . There was scuffling and loud talking , culminating in an uproar of profanity and blows .