up a torch and ran to the last of our powder,
emptying his pistol as he went. Most of the enemy went after him.
75 When he put the torch to a broken keg they regretted it. All the
powder went off at once. He must have taken one-hundred of
them with him, and he bought us time to escape."
76 "He was a good man," praised Leaping Deer. "I will miss him greatly."
77 They were out of the building now, and the Trumpeter gave the signal
to withdraw. By sunrise they were marching through the hills on rarely
used trails, keeping a sharp eye for the enemy. But when they came to a
stream with many deep pools, they had to stop.
78 Those who had been in the tunnel before the water went out, simply
HAD to bathe and wash their clothes! There was no worry about embarrassment, or shame.
Everyone just stripped off and washed, while those who were reasonably
clean stood guard. While the others' clothes dried, they would have a
chance to wash.
79 It was a strange sight, men standing guard naked, while their
clothes dried! Even the women among them were too tired to be
embarrassed!
80 Leaping Deer sat on a bank and began to go through the papers he had
found. They were valuable beyond belief! The maps showed every supply
route the enemy was using and the documents told the expected time of
arrival of supply caravans and reinforcements. If he could get this
information to his people, and they could get some fighting people into
the desert, they could destroy or capture these supplies before they reached the enemy.
81 He had barely finished reading the papers when a man started to
shout, "There's a glider up there! There's a glider! He's seen us!"