noon
It seems that June and Mrs. Annear had not only been sweethearts , but that they had been engaged , and that the engagement had been broken within a month of the day set for their wedding , and that she had married Annear on a three weeks ' acquaintance . Little wonder Uncle Lance took occasion to read the riot act to his _ segundo _ in the interests of peace . This was all news to me , but secretly I wished June courage and a good aim if it ever came to a show-down between them . We reached the Arroyo Seco by high noon , and found the ambulance in camp and the coffee pot boiling . Under the direction of Miss Jean , Tiburcio had removed the seats from the conveyance , so as to afford seating capacity for over half our number . The lunch was spread under an old live-oak on the bank of the Nueces , making a cosy camp . Miss Jean had the happy knack of a good hostess , our twenty-mile ride had whetted our appetites , and we did ample justice to her tempting spread .