On the Trail of Geronimo — page 231: what you’re looking at

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

ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 219 that had died out in the horizon was replaced by such a different tinting that there could be no doubt it was the herald of the rising sun. A lucifer match stealthily lit and held to the face of the lieutenant’s watch, showed that it was time for dawn. It took but a short time after the full breaking of day for the troopers to assure themselves that none of their enemies were near; and, since no olimpse could be caught of them in any direction, the conclusion was natural that they had left the neighborhood altogether. Before leaving the spot, a sad duty devolved upon the soldiers. The valuables and mementoes were taken from the body of McGarvey, which was then carefully placed among the bowlders, where it could be covered with a large stone so effectively that the remains were in no danger of disturbance from wild animals. This was the best that could be done, though the project of carrying the body to the fort for military burial was considered. The mournful ceremonies completed, the troop- ers ate their rations, filled their canteens from the refreshing spring, mounted their horses, and turned (C(O) nn) (S 6)(0)(6) (CO)