Bowie kept them at a rapid pace until sundown and far after.

Ned saw that the man was full of care, and he too appreciated the importance of the situation.

Events were coming to a crisis and very soon the Texans and the army of Cos would stand face to face.
They slept on the open prairie, and were in the saddle again before dawn.

Bowie now curved a little to the North.

They were coming into country over which Mexicans rode, and he did not wish a clash.