noon
I can hardly see the numbers . '' Calmly the ledger-keeper turned the combination , clicking it open unhesitatingly . He turned and winked at Henty . Evan brought out a bag and deposited it on a small table in the cage , there for the accommodation of odorous money parcels and noon lunches . On opening the silver he found there were five packages of quarters , one hundred dollars each . He took one package out , tied up the bag , and set it under the table out of the way . His cash was two dollars short that day .