But he paid no attention to them.
All the while he watched the circle of the horizon, narrow by night, for
horsemen. If they came he believed that his warning must be quick,
because they were likely to be either Mexicans or Indians. He saw no
riders but toward daylight he saw horses in the west. They were without
riders and he walked to the nearest swell to look at them.
He looked down upon a herd of wild horses, many of them clean and fine
of build. At their head was a great black stallion and when the Ring
Tailed Panther saw him he sighed. At another time, he would have made a
try for the stallion's capture, but now there was other business afoot.
The wind shifted. The stallion gave a neigh of alarm and galloped off
toward the south, the whole herd with streaming manes and tails
following close behind. The Ring Tailed Panther walked back to the
cottonwoods and awoke his companions, because it was now full day.
"I saw some wild horses grazing close by," he said, "an' that means that
nobody else is near. Mebbe we can ride clean to San Antonio without
anybody to stop us."
"And gain great information for the Texans," said Urrea quickly.
"Houston is to command the forces of Eastern Texas, and he will be glad
enough to know just what Cos is doing.
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