midday
He saw a nose and a little , knobby chin and a bit of pinkish forehead with the pale yellow of hair above . He leaned and cocked his head to one side to see more -- but at that moment he heard Bud stamping off the snow from his feet on the doorstep , and he took two long , noiseless strides to the dish cupboard and was fumbling there with his back to the bunk when Bud came tiptoeing in . Bud started a fire in the fireplace and heaped the dry limbs high . Cash fried his bacon , made his tea , and set the table for his midday meal . Bud waited for the baby to wake , looking at his watch every minute or two , and making frequent cautious trips to the bunk , peeking and peering to see if the child was all right . It seemed unnatural that it should sleep so long in the daytime . No telling what that squaw had done to it ; she might have doped it or something .