Then Gus hears that another expedition is heading out from Austin to Santa Fe and he talks Call into joining up. This outing ends with a number of the Rangers being killed but Gus, Call, Matilda and a few others make it back to San Antonio safely. Thus starts the ongoing feud between Buffalo Hump and the two friends, Gus and Call. Buffalo Hump threw his lance at Gus and caught him in the thigh but Gus was so energized by his fright he managed to run back to camp. Gus has the misfortune to run across Buffalo Hump in the middle of the night. This part of Texas is the territory of the Comanche chief Buffalo Hump and he doesn't take kindly to white men crossing his territory. In addition to the Rangers is Matilda Roberts, a whore looking to get to California. In their first venture they are part of a small troop trying to find a route for a road from San Antonio to El Paso. In this story Gus and Call meet in San Antonio and join the Texas Rangers. This book is the prequel to Lonesome Dove.
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