On the Trail of Geronimo — page 28: what you’re looking at

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20 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. began climbing a moderate ascent with the tower- ing rocks and bowlders on every side. ‘“ Are you ever troubled by such gentlemen ?”’ «Arizona is a great and glorious country, ” replied Buck, with an assumption of pride that could not have been wholly genuine, “and there ain’t many luxuries that we don’t enjoy here. Yes; we have had road agents now and then, and I shouldn’t be surprised if we had a visit from some of them to-night.” ¢ And why to-night?” “ Zach has one of Wells and Fargo’s treasure boxes on top; don’t know how many thousand dollars are in it, but it’s a pile the road agents will be mighty glad to go for.” ‘They may not know about it.” “They have a way of finding out things that makes it mighty hard to give ’em the slip.” “T should think the company would send an extra guard to look after such a valuable treasure.” “They generally do, and I don’t understand why they didn’t this time. Maybe they thought that ’cause it’s been so long since any of the folks bothered the coaches, they have reformed and gone into other business.” CoOnnicloo@ (C(O)