noon
But Phil believed he had that on his person which would change the terrible McGee from a bitter enemy into a good friend ; and confident in his own honorable intentions he never dreamed of turning back . `` Looks like there ought to be some game around here ! '' Strange to say it was Larry who made this remark . They had tied up at noon , and made a fire ashore , at which the midday meal was prepared . Phil seemed in no particular hurry to proceed afterward ; and Larry , who had been `` mousing '' around , as he called it , surprised his chum by declaring that the appearance of the country indicated the presence of game . Perhaps the many talks of Phil were beginning to bear fruit . Then again it might be Larry rather envied his chum the glory of killing that marauding bobcat ; the skin of which at some future day Phil would have made a fine mat , at which he could point , and carelessly speak of the `` time when he knocked that beast out of a tree , while the moon was shining , and his companions sound asleep . ''