noon
With a quick , short bark , Hero started after the Little Colonel , staying so closely by her side that they entered the train together before the guard could protest . If he could have resisted the appealing look in the Little Colonel 's eyes as she threw an arm protectingly around Hero 's neck , he could not find it in his heart to refuse the silver that Papa Jack slipped into his hand ; so for once the two comrades travelled side by side . Hero sat next the window , and looked out anxiously , as the little mountain engine toiled up the steep ascent , nearer and nearer to the top . It was noon when they reached the hotel on the summit where they stopped for lunch . `` How solemn it makes you feel to be up so high above all the world ! '' said Lloyd , in an awed tone , as they walked around that afternoon , and took turns looking through the great telescope , at the valley spread out like a map below them . `` How tiny the lake looks , and the town is like a toy village !