noon
If you make one , be sure the last spark is out before you leave it . A forest fire would play the mischief just now , with everything so dry . But somehow , I 've got hopes that the rain is coming soon , '' and he looked into the west , as though the few low-down clouds gave him encouragement . When noon came the boys had put up a couple of elk , but at such a distance that no one but Bluff fired , and he because he knew no better . `` Do you think I wounded him ? '' he had the nerve to ask , whereat Jerry looked at Frank and just smiled broadly . `` Anyhow , they ran off faster after I fired , '' asserted Bluff confidently .