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They had heard rumors of an advance by Fannin with help for the Texans, but, while some of the younger spirits wished prompt attack, Santa Anna decided on delay. The dictator doubted whether Fannin would come up, and if he did he would merely put so many more rats in the trap. Santa Anna felt secure in his vast preponderance of numbers.
Bradley was saying: "I want you to get acquainted with my Fannin young man, Harriet. He's mighty nice." At that moment Harriet caught Westerfelt's eye again, and knew that he had heard the remark. She nodded, and said, evasively, "You are having a nice dance, Mrs. Bradley; they all seem to be enjoying it very much." Westerfelt had not heard her voice before, and he liked it.
Colonel Fannin started from Goliad with three hundred men and a few pieces of artillery, but his ammunition wagon broke down, he had no rations but a little rice and dried beef, and at the river his cannon got stuck and could not be gotten across. So the party returned whence it had come.
Even as he drew fresh, deep breaths he saw a heavy mass of Mexican cavalry gallop from the wood, wheel and form a line between Fannin and the creek, the only place where the besieged force could obtain water. "Who are you?" asked an officer, advancing toward Ned. Young Fulton instantly recognized Fannin. "My name is Edward Fulton, you will recall me, Colonel," he replied.
Only a single torch lighted up the grim little group. "Fannin has left Goliad with 300 men and four cannon to join us," Bonham said. "He started five days ago, and he should be here soon. With his rifles and big guns he'll be able to cut his way through the Mexicans and enter the Alamo." "I think so, too," said Travis, with enthusiasm. But Ned steadily watched Bowie and Crockett.
And this is also the story of how Texas won its independence, and took its place in the colony of nations as the "Lone Star Republic." The patriots of Texas had more to avenge than the slaughter at the Alamo. The defenders of Goliad, over four hundred in number, under Colonel Fannin, surrendered, with a solemn promise of protection from Santa Anna.
I was ridin' to the Concho to report the shootin' of Steve Gary to my boss." Houck, who had imagined that White would disclaim any knowledge of the shooting until forced to admit it, took a new tack. "Where's Pete Annersley?" "That's jest what I was wonderin'. Last time I see him he was fannin' it east. I took out after him but I must 'a' missed him." "That'll do to tell the sheriff.
Ned sat there with him a while. The gentle mood that had distinguished the Georgian throughout the siege was even more marked now. "Ned," he said, "you ought to have gone out the other night when we wanted you to go. Fannin may come to our help or he may not, but even if he should come I don't think his force is sufficient. It would merely increase the number of Texans in the trap."
"When we eloped with it he came holler in' after us ter bring it back, but we gave him the glazed look an' left him fannin' ther air in our wake." The boys rolled the motor car into the basement, which was securely locked. Then Ted and Bud returned to town on a street car.
In 1836 he came out from Virginia to "take toll" of the Mexicans for killing some relatives of his in the Fannin Massacre, and he considers that he has squared his accounts; but they had him on the debit side for a while. Being captured in the Meir expedition, he walked as a prisoner to the city of Mexico, and did public work for that country with a ball-and-chain attachment for two years.
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