On the Trail of Geronimo — page 180: what you’re looking at

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168 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. ladies,” said Dick with a laugh, when he observed there were only six of the savages coming toward the ranch, with their ponies on a brisk walk. “We didn’t mane to disturb you,” said Win- strom; ‘but we thought the news would be interesting ; ye can now retire agin with the leddies, and we'll attind to the red gintlemen.” ‘‘Where are your men?” asked Dick, turning to Mrs. Harland with the feeling that there was carelessness somewhere, when a party of Apaches could approach the house without hindrance. ‘‘ We have three men in our employ, your friend Buck Bragg being one of them, but they are several miles away, attending to the cattle.” “What help would they be to you if we were not here?” *“ Don’t be alarmed about them,” said Mrs. Har- land with a smile; “they keep the best lookout possible, but they cannot see the Indians when they come from this direction.” “Why don’t they let the cattle go, and stay here, where you see they are needed to protect you from such danger?” “ They never go too far off to be beyond hearing the report of our guns, and the instant they do Conniclooolks (C(O) mM