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Chapter 68

           Thered-skinnedfilibusters,overtakenbyadetachmentofMountedRifles,amongthehillsoftheSanSaba,werecompelledtoabandontheirfour-footedbooty,andonlysavedtheirownskinsbyaforcedretreatintothefastnessesofthe"LlanoEstacado."

           Tofollowthembeyondthebordersofthissteriletractwouldhaverequiredacommissariatlesshastilyestablishedthanthatwithwhichthetroopshadsalliedforth;and,althoughtherelativesofthescalpedsettlersclamouredloudlyforretaliation,itcouldonlybepromisedthemafterduetimeandpreparation.

           OndiscoveringthattheComancheshadretreatedbeyondtheirneutralground,thesoldiersofUncleSamhadnochoicebuttoreturntotheirordinarydutieseachdetachmenttoitsownforttoawaitfurthercommandsfromthehead-quartersofthe"department."

           ThetroopsbelongingtoPortIngeentrustedwiththeguardianshipofthecountryasfarastheRioNuecesweresurprisedongettingbacktotheircantonmenttodiscoverthattheyhadbeenridinginthewrongdirectionforanencounterwiththeIndians!Someofthemwerehalfmadwithdisappointment:fortherewereseveralyoungHancockamongthenumberwhohadnotyetruntheirswordsthroughared-skin,thoughkeenlydesirousofdoingso!

           Nodoubtthereisinhumanityintheidea.Butitmustberemembered,thattheseruthlesssavageshavegiventothewhitemanpeculiarprovocation,byathousandrepetitionsofthreediabolicalcrimesrape,rapine,andmurder.

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