noon
Brick Willock brought back with him something else to add cheerfulness and usefulness to approaching winter . This was a square window-sash , set with four small panes of good glass . It was hard work to place this window in Lahoma 's side of the dugout , but it was work thoroughly enjoyed . Lahoma 's room was on the west , and from noon to sundown , the advantage of the window was a source of never-ending delight . `` Good thing we 've got our window , '' Brick would say as they sat on the low rude bench before the little stove , and the furious wind of January howled overhead . Or , when the wintry sky was leaden and all Brick 's side of the partition was as dark as the hole of a prairie-dog , he would visit Lahoma , and gloat over the dim gray light stealing through the small panes . `` That window 's no bad idea ! ''