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THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE.
DRIVING IN THE BEEVES FOR PROVISIONS.
the bordermen preferring active service to garrison duty.
It now became obvious to the commanding officer that a man of unusual courage and ability was needed to carry despatches to General Houston, as the messenger might have to fight his way thru intervening Mexican lines. In an open call for volunteers for this service the honor fell to Lieutenant Dickenson. His wife tearfully protested, but the gallant young officer was not to be turned from his duties in such a crisis. There was a sad and hurried parting between the proudest husband and happiest wife in the garrison, and he hurried away on his dangerous mission.
Navarre now became more insistent. The peril at which he had hinted was now proven to exist. He begged Lucy to leave a small fortress defended by a mere handful of men unprepared for a protracted siege, to say nothing of the assault of a well-equipped army. In her utter misery she listened to his pleadings until she caught a glimpse
of a purpose he made small effort to conceal, then she turned on her persecutor in a furious gust of anger. The tentacles of lust and rage in the Mexican's countenance were fearful to behold. With his soul in their grip he declared that if she refused, the price would be the death of every man in the garrison, whereas her consent would purchase their safety.
Outraged by his proposal, she appealed to Travis for protection, and Navarre, notwithstanding his professed hatred for Santa Anna, was ignominiously thrown out of the mission, instead of being put under guard. The military genius of Travis, Bowie and Crockett was weak in strategy; it was that of the field where bravery in action meant only increased chance of death. Travis was a gallant and determined young officer, but lacked the experience of an old campaigner; the Southwest had no greater hand-tohand fighter than Bowie, and Crockett was a whole army in himself. The famous hunter and pioneer was not