Excerpt: ... was out of sight. Then, as the firing ahead had ceased, the movement forward was continued. CHAPTER XVIII. DAN COMES TO GRIEF. "Well, this looks as if it was going to be a long-winded search." "So it does, Ralph; but you must remember that a wild mustang who had been shut up in a corral for a couple of weeks will feel very much like stretching his legs when he gets out." "We must have come at least eight miles." "It's nearer ten." "And we haven't seen the least sign of him." "Oh, yes, we have; we discovered ...
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Excerpt: ... was out of sight. Then, as the firing ahead had ceased, the movement forward was continued. CHAPTER XVIII. DAN COMES TO GRIEF. "Well, this looks as if it was going to be a long-winded search." "So it does, Ralph; but you must remember that a wild mustang who had been shut up in a corral for a couple of weeks will feel very much like stretching his legs when he gets out." "We must have come at least eight miles." "It's nearer ten." "And we haven't seen the least sign of him." "Oh, yes, we have; we discovered that trail." "But we are not sure it was the mustang's." "I take for granted that it was, for I do not believe any other pony passed this way since it rained." The boys had not gone on straight ahead, but in a grand semicircle, until the footprints mentioned had been discovered. Now they were riding over a broad patch of prairie land, with a belt of timber to the north and another to the south. "I wonder if there are any Indians in the vicinity," resumed Ralph, a while later. "I won't care to fall in with some of those Comanches who made it so hot for us at the cabin." "Oh, they were chased a good many miles off, Ralph. Besides, they won't dare to show up here while they know that all of our best fighters are massing between Gonzales and San Antonio." "I wonder how matters are going on at the front. I should think our army would march on Bexar without delay." "They don't want to make an attack until they are strong enough to overcome General Cos's force. He may have considerable reinforcements by this time." So the boys talked and rode until noon was passed. Both were now hungry, and coming to a pool in the prairie surrounded by mesquite-trees and bushes, they drew rein and tethered their ponies, and sat down to enjoy the midday meal they had brought along. Pompey had packed for them a tempting hamper, and the boys remained over the repast...
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