29/37 The water in the ditch was stained with red, an' the earth all about was soaked with it. There must have been a terrible fight, an' I'm thinkin' that most of our fellows must have died before it was took. But it's give me the creeps, boys, an' I think we'd better get away." "We can't leave any too quick to please me," said Will Alien. "I'm seeing ghosts all the time." "Now that we know for sure the Alamo has fallen," said Smith, "nothin' is to be gained by stayin' here. It's for Sam Houston to lead us to revenge, and the more men he has the better. |