The dark vision of the Alamo came before him again.

All the hate that he felt for the Mexicans flamed up.
He must be there with Fannin, fighting against the hordes of Santa Anna.
He rose and ran toward the firing.

He saw from the crest of a hillock a wide plain with timber on one side and a creek on the other.

The center of the plain was a shallow valley, and there the firing was heavy.
Ned saw many flashes and puffs of smoke, and presently he heard the thud of cannon.

Then he saw near him Mexican cavalry galloping through the timber.