44/44 Nor did he speak of the coincidence to anyone. It was not a thing of which he wished to talk. "They came, they stayed half a minute, an' then they went, but there was some rippin' an tearin' an' chawin'." "Yes, they've gone, and they've gone to stay," said Bowie. "It was a foolish thing to do to charge Texans armed with rifles on the open prairie." Ned was looking at the last Mexican as he disappeared over the plain.. |