inquiringly at her.

"I believe it was Inez, though the face was entirely concealed. She
did not speak, but gave me this paper," and Mary unrolled the note:

"MARINITA,

"Santa Anna has crossed the Rio Grande with eight thousand
men. I warn you of your danger. You can get horses now, for
the Padre cannot control your people. There are brave men in
the Alamo, tell them of their danger. Again I say, fly quickly
from San Antonio.

"INEZ."

With a groan, Mary handed him the paper. In silence he perused and
returned it to her.

"Tell me, was it Inez who warned you before?"

"Yes, she told me we incurred unknown dangers by remaining here." He
mused for several moments.

"Ah! I can understand it all now. Several nights ago, returning
from the Alamo, I met her on the bridge alone; she seemed excited, I
thought, and impatient at meeting me, for I questioned her rambling so
late."

"Inez is a warm friend, and what she advises I feel almost bound
to do, for she is not timid, and only real danger rouses her