The fighting was still going on in Grand Cane, but they knew it was going badly for their cause, and they did not want to risk losing their prize. It was for that reason, when they turned west upon seeing the McAllen plantation, they assumed it would be well defended, when in fact it was deserted...
The Liberty was loaded and ready to embark on the morrow for Texas. The Texan apologized for the wait. They had been delayed by a very special shipment overdue from France. "Tonight you must board her," said the empresario. "I have told the skipper to expect you. Quarters have been arranged. They...
It crowned a rise overlooking a green incline of pasture, with the fields on one side and on the other a dark line of pines and water oaks that marked the course of a nearby creek. A lane flanked by cedars provided access from the main road. Behind the mansion stood the smokehouse, kitchen, carri...