about noon
He felt that he had quite a mission to perform , first in locating the runaways and then in persuading them to return to Oak Hall to face the music . He had an early breakfast , Roger eating with him , and then the buggy , driven by Horsehair , was brought around and he got in , and a minute later he was off , the senator 's son waving him an adieu from the porch of the school . Dave found the first train he rode on but half filled with passengers , and he had a double seat to himself . He changed at the Junction , and about noon reached Lumberport , where he was to take the train on the little side-line for Camptown Falls . At Lumberport he got dinner , at a hotel frequented by lumbermen . He sat at a long table with half a dozen men and listened to their talk with interest when he heard Camptown Falls mentioned . `` Yes , they tell me there is great danger of the dam giving way just above Camptown Falls , '' one of the men said .