On the Trail of Geronimo — page 141: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMY. 131 CHAPTER XVI. THE MOUNTAIN RAVINE. It need not be said that Lieutenant Whitcomb received a cordial welcome from the soldiers at Fort Grant. It may be claimed that in a certain sense he had already won his spurs, by the series of stirring incidents in which he became involved before officially entering the service of his country. As we have stated, no men are readier to recognize bravery in others than those who possess the quality themselves, and the reception accorded Dick brought a blush to his handsome features more than once. Within the week following Captain Campe- reaux’s return from his raid, information came to Fort Grant that Geronimo and his gang were in the mountains, about one hundred miles from the San Carlos Reservation. The report was brought by two of the captain’s most trusty scouts, and he placed such faith in it that he resolved to act upon it without delay. (C(O) nn) (@ 6)(0)(6) (C(O) mM