Curious, isn't it, how the fear of recapture, the fear of everything, melts away before the demands of hunger." "Which means that we'll have to go to some Mexican hut and ask for food," said Ned.

"Now, I suggest, since we have no money, that we offer the musket for as much provisions as we can carry." "It's not a bad idea.

But our pistols are loaded and we'll keep them in sight.

It won't hurt if the humble peon takes us for brigands.

He'll trade a little faster, and, as this is a time of war so far as we are concerned, we have the right to inspire necessary fear." They started toward the north and west, anxious to leave the tierra caliente as soon as they could and reach the mountains.