"He started to the relief of the Alamo, but the
ammunition wagon broke down, an' they couldn't get the cannon across the
San Antonio River. So me an' Obed White an' Will Allen here have come on
alone."
"News for news," said Smith dryly. "Texas has just been made a free an'
independent republic, an' Sam Houston has been made commander-in-chief
of all its mighty armies, horse, foot an' cannon. We saw all them things
done back there at Washington settlement, an' we, bein' a part of the
army, are ridin' to the relief of the Alamo."
"We j'in you, then," said the Panther, "an' Texas raises two armies of
the strength of three an' two to one of five. Oh, if only all the Texans
had come what a roarin' an' rippin' an' t'arin' and chawin' there would
have been when we struck Santa Anna's army, no matter how big it might
be."
"But they didn't come," said Smith grimly, "an' as far as I know we five
are all the Texans that are ridin' toward San Antonio de Bexar an' the
Alamo."
"But bein' only five won't keep us from ridin' on," said the Panther.
"And things are not always as bad as they look," said Obed White, after
he had heard of the messenger who had come to Houston and Unmet.
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