midnight
That evening the animals ' pasture was changed to the opposite side of the mesa , where they could find fresh grass . The camp , however , was left as it was . After supper watches were assigned , as usual , the latter part of the night guardianship falling to Coyote Pete and Jack once more . When , soon after midnight , Walt and Ralph Stetson aroused them , there was nothing much to report except that One Spot had engaged in a spirited kicking match with his brethren . Outside of that , all had been , to quote Walt : `` Quiet along the Mesomac . '' `` We 'll patrol round the whole mesa , '' said Coyote Pete , as he and Jack shouldered their rifles , `` meeting by the stock on the other side . '' After a few words more , the two sentries strode off into the darkness in different directions , meeting , as arranged , by the stock .