Thank God we
refused to give up our rifles, because we are going to need them more
than anything else on earth. It was surely more than luck that brought
us this way. We came down here, Ned, on an expedition, half for hunting
and half for scouting, and we've found more than we expected. We must
start for Texas in the morning. Is it not so, boys?"
"Yes," they answered all together.
"Then, Ned," said Bowie, "you can tell your story to Sam Houston and all
our leaders, and I think I know what they will say. We are few, but
Santa Anna and all Mexico cannot ride over Texas. And now it's time for
you and Obed to go to sleep. I should think that after being chased
nearly a week you'd be glad to rest."
"We are," said Obed, answering for them both, "and once more we want to
thank you. If you hadn't come the Lipans would certainly have got us."
The night, as usual, was chilly, and Ned spread his blankets in front of
the fire. His saddle formed a pillow for his head, and with one blanket
beneath him, another above him, and the stalwart Texans all about him,
he felt a deep peace, nay more, a great surge of triumph. He had made
his way through everything. Santa Anna and Cos could not attack the
Texans, unwarned.
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