midday
He was in a frenzy to get well . He appetite could not be satisfied . The sun climbed higher , whiter , hotter . At midday a wind from gulfward roared up the arroyo , and now only palos verdes and the few saguaros were green . Every day the water in the lava hole sank an inch . The Yaqui alone spent the waiting time in activity . He made trips up on the lava slope , and each time he returned with guns or boots or sombreros , or something belonging to the bandits that had fallen .