noon
The old man 's mouth opened in blank amazement . His eyes blinked helplessly . `` What you talkin ' about , Jinny ? Jake 's comin ' up with the minister , an ' you 're goin ' to be married at noon to-morrow . '' `` I 'm takin ' him '' -- she jerked her head toward the room where Dingley was -- `` down Dog Nose Rapids to-night . He 's risked his life for his friend , thinkin ' of her that 's dead an ' gone , and a man 's life is a man 's life . If it was Jake 's life in danger , what 'd I think of a woman that could save him , and did n't ? ''