noon
This gratified the scouts very much , for no matter how seasoned a camper may be , the weather has considerable to do with his enjoyment . If rain continues to pour down , there is very little pleasure to be found in spending hours or days under canvas or the leaking roof of a cabin , wishing in vain for a break in the weeping clouds . And so the three lads expressed themselves as contented when they broke out from the shelter of the shack on that morning and found the conditions so favorable . Bud hoped to make another try with his model before noon , since they expected to be on the move shortly afterward . There was a long hike before them ere they could expect to reach the road leading home , where possibly a wagon might be hired to help get them into town again . One thing pleased them , and this was the fact that for the most part the return journey would be down-grade . In consequence they expected to make the distance separating them from the road in about half the time it had taken in coming .