midday
At the door he turned and said to Jacobs . `` Tell Bo Peep to have your best horse ready by one o'clock for a long ride . '' `` All right , Doctor , '' Jacobs responded . Half an hour later the Jacobs House dining room was crowded for the midday meal . By natural selection men fell into their places . Stewart and Jacobs , with Dr. Carey and Pryor Gaines , the young minister school teacher , had a table to themselves . The other patrons sat at the long board , while the little side table for two was filled today with Champers , the real estate man , and the latest arrival , Mr. Thomas Smith , of Wilmington , Delaware .