noon
They unlocked the door of the shed adjoining where the Baby Racer was housed , and lit two lanterns . `` Get a couple of the nearest field men , Hiram , '' directed Dave , `` and I will have everything in order by the time you get back . '' There was not much for Dave to do . Only the noon of that day they had got the little biplane ready for a cross country spurt . Then the rain came on , and they decided to defer the dash till the weather was more propitious . Dave was looking over the machinery , when a gruff hail startled him . `` Hello ! ''