noon
And when their real dreams did come it was of the not far distant Tunit Chas . Old Buck 's horse-corral had blossomed over night into a modern balloon factory . And the proprietor , with his bronco team , and the superintending Ned and Alan made big gaps the next day in the precious freight of the Placida . By noon the five casks for generating hydrogen , the cooling and purifying box , and the lead pipe and other equipment , had been transferred to the old horse yard . Three tons of iron turnings , forwarded by freight in advance , were found in the keeping of the railroad agent . It took Buck six trips to move this , and that consumed the afternoon . A special trip was made by the wagon just after luncheon .