On the Trail of Geronimo — page 160: what you’re looking at

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150 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. inches, but, as he did so, his foot struck a small stone, which rolled over the edge of the plateau, coming to a stop almost instantly. The sound startled him, but it was so light that it was not heard fifty feet away. Captain Cam- pereaux was within that distance, and it did not reach his ear, though Lieutenant Dick, about the same way off on the other side, noticed it with a throb of misgiving. “Sound travels far at such a time,” he thought, “and that may have done harm, but, after all, I don’t see how it can affect the situation, since we have them penned in.” All at once, the hundred eyes centered on the bowlders in the middle of the plateau saw an inter- esting sight. A tiny,star-like point of ight gleamed out, as though one of the hostiles had ignited a lucifer match; but it expanded with increasing brightness, proving that one of the redskins had started the fire anew. As the flame increased, the figure of a single warrior was seen bending over it. He was motion- less for a minute, and then he withdrew, so that he was no longer visible in the gloom which enveloped plateau and mountain. Comicoooks (C(O) im