noon
Mr. Polk would be busy making arrangements for the few days ' holiday which would be necessary to take Steve back to the mountains and place him in school . Promptly next morning Raymond arrived at Mr. Polk 's rooms for Steve and the boys started off together like two comrades . It was Steve 's first day in a schoolroom , and eye and ear were on the alert , taking in everything . He was well dressed and with his intelligent face the other boys noted nothing unusual until the noon hour when Raymond introduced his new specimen with keen relish . He had no unkind intentions in the sly winks he gave chosen comrades , but these aroused the curiosity of his fellows , and when Steve began to talk the boys awoke to lively possibilities . One after another began to ask questions . `` What did you do for fun down at Hollow Hut ? ''