On the Trail of Geronimo — page 151: what you’re looking at

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

ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 141 people, is always an object of distrust. Captain Campereaux could not repose confidence in his Apache scouts to the extent necessary. Less than two weeks before, when following the guidance of three of the native scouts, he was led into a trap from which he extricated his command only with the greatest difficulty, and after the loss of several of his men. During the fight he made sure that every one of the trio who had played the “double cross”’ on him were put beyond the power of repeating their treachery. Since then, he had resolutely refused to make use of any more native trailers, and he had none with him on this expedi- tion. It took but afew minutes for the soldiers to understand what was required of them. Joggens and Windstrom were about to lead the way up the steep trail, the rest to follow with the same stealth, care, and silence that they had shown from the first. There must be no slip now, for the Apache sleeps as lightly as a panther, and the snapping of a twig is enough to arouse him from slumber. While the few whispered directions were passing, Joggens had sunk on his knees and was scrutinizing the ground, dimly revealed here and there by the COMNIEGlooOo (C(0) mM