It seemed, too, to spread far to right and left.
"That's a big force," said the Panther.

"It'll take a lot of fires to make a blaze like that." "I'm agreeing with you," said Obed.

"I'm thinking that those are the camp fires of more men than Cos took from San Antonio with him." "Which would mean," said Ned, "that another Mexican army had come north to join him." "Anyhow, we'll soon see," said the Panther.
They mounted their horses and rode cautiously toward the light..