Noon
Her step was noiseless on the soft , black earth , and soon she came close enough to see Elnora . Mrs. Comstock stood looking at the girl in troubled uncertainty . Not knowing what to say , at last she turned and went back to the cabin . Noon came and she prepared dinner , calling , as she always did , when Elnora was in the garden , but she got no response , and the girl did not come . A little after one o'clock Margaret stopped at the gate . `` Elnora has changed her mind . She is not going , '' called Mrs. Comstock .