noon
On Monday he beat up and down the Barbary Coast , picking out fifteen or twenty saloons which supported a free-lunch counter in connection with the bar . He took his breakfast Monday morning at the first of these . He paid five cents for a glass of beer and ate his morning 's meal at the lunch counter : stew , bread , and cheese . At noon he made his dinner at the second saloon on his route . Here he had another glass of beer , a great plate of soup , potato salad , and pretzels . Thus he managed to feed himself throughout the week . It was always his great desire to feed well at Sunday 's dinner , to spend at least a quarter on that meal .