"Yes, it is a good deal when you don't expect anything," I replied.
"It will help us out all right," remarked Jim. "We will have to be mighty careful of our water supply. We can manage for food even if we have to eat Coyote."
"Piute goes first," I retorted, "his name sounds more eatable anyway."
"Well, we won't quarrel about that now," replied Jim. "The next thing on the program is supper."
We were quite comfortable in our dry shelter with the rain beating outside and as an added luxury we were not even bothered with the smoke, for there was a crevice in the rock at one side near the end, which made a good chimney, and the smoke drew through that.
Even though we were comfortable we knew that our situation was desperate and as we sat eating we canvassed our prospects thoroughly.
CHAPTER V
ON GUARD
"The first thing," said Jim, "is to find out how long a siege we can stand."