On the Trail of Geronimo — page 250: what you’re looking at

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238 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. directly upon him, and the warrior faced and made a forward bound like a diver plunging off the dock. That plunge carried him directly between the | forelegs of the pony, and, as he whisked from be- neath the belly, he gave a prick with his knite, which brought such a terrific leap on the part of the animal, that the rider was flung to the ground. It was at this juncture that Dick recognized the Apache as the identical interpreter who had given a very similar performance some weeks before. The Indian would have made the wound of the pony a fatal one had he dared to pause long enough to do so, but he scored his point as it was. Joggens and this particular savage were on their feet confronting each other, and neither had any charge in his weapon. The warrior held a long, formidable hunting-knife in his right hand, while Joggens had nothing of the sort about him. It looked, therefore, as if the advantage was with the Apache. But the lank New Englander had faced such tigers before, and he was not terrified. Probably there was no more skillful sparrer in the South- west than he. He had beena successful teacher Connicloooks (C©)