On the Trail of Geronimo — page 111: what you’re looking at

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ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 101 CHAPTER XIII. GONE ! WHAT added to the brilliancy of Lieutenant Dick’s exploits was the fact that Geronimo was in one of his ugliest moods. Instead of being indifferent toward the whites, as the youth sus- pected, he seemed inspired with a malignancy greater than ever before. At the moment when a partial truce was believed to have been patched up with him, something occurred to throw him into irrestrainable rage. Hastily gathering a few of his choice spirits, he left the reservation before he could be hindered, and took to the mountains, whither others of his warriors were sure to follow him, despite the utmost watchfulness of the authorities. Word had reached Fort Grant that Geronimo instead of going northward, was at no great distance in the direction of Tucson. In the hope of capturing the chief and his few hostiles before they could do much harm, or increase their num: Connicloooks (C(O) mM