Noon
Night after night she never closed her eyes , and went about the house the next day with that smooth , impenetrable face behind which women hide their care . One morning found Margaret sitting pale and anxious by the kitchen stove . O'Rourke had not come home at all . Noon came , and night , but not Larry . Whenever Mrs. Bilkins approached her that day , Margaret was humming `` Kate Kearney '' quite merrily . But when her work was done , she stole out at the back gate and went in search of him . She scoured the neighborhood like a madwoman .