On the Trail of Geronimo — page 315: what you’re looking at

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ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 301 “A young specimen of the genus Apache,” replied Bedford. The captain had been sitting in the light of a small camp fire, smoking his pipe as the party came up. He rose, returned their salutations, and then looked curiously at the prisoner, who was as dark browed, scowling and defiant as ever. | Without replying to the remark of Bedford, he scrutinized the youthstill more closely, as though unusually interested. «Turn him round to the light, Walt, so as to give a better view of him,” he said. ‘ There! I sus- pected it. Do you know who he is?” His captors could not form a guess as to his identity. “He is ason of Geronimo: the old fellow had him with him when he visited the post last sum- mer; the chief thinks a heap of that youngster, and he is a chip of the old block.” “We ought to be able to do considerable with him,” remarked Bedford, with a flutter of hope. “So we had and so we shall; we'll exchange him for the prisoners that Geronimo has. He will count for much more than he is worth.” All this time the captive was standing as proud, (C(O) nn) € 6)(0)(6)