He promises the Texans redress for their wrongs, and, at the same time, he orders them to give up their weapons.

Do you think, and does General Santa Anna think, that the Texans are fools ?" Despite all his study and thought, Ned Fulton was only a boy and he did not have the wisdom of the old.

The manner and words of General Cos had angered him, and, on impulse, he gave a direct reply.

But he knew at once that it was impolitic.

Cos' eyes lowered, and his lips drew back like those of an angry jaguar, showing his strong white teeth.