On the Trail of Geronimo — page 198: what you’re looking at

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186 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. learned that the folks had friends there, will prowl around to see whin they leave. Then they'll take the chance of finding things in better shape than before, and, whin they sail down again, they won’t make any mistake.” ‘That being the case,” said Bedford, “ won’t they be likely to give some of their attention to us ?”’ “TI shouldn't wonder,” coolly replied Joggens, “though as they won’t catch us asleep, they may give us the go by.” Knough has been said to show that the situation of the troopers, as well as that of the people in the ranch, was serious ; but the horsemen had become inured to danger, and, when they took every pre- caution against surprise, they simply repeated what had been done every night they had spent on the scout. They had a day’s rations still left, which fact led them to decline the invitation to dine at the ranch. All ate heartily, and the six ponies stationed near were hobbied, to prevent any stampede during the darkness. The fire was kindled in a hollow among the brush and rocks, where it was invisible fifty feet away, and the night had hardly closed in, when two guards were stationed each on an oppo- Conniclooolks (CO) im