On the Trail of Geronimo — page 319: what you’re looking at

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ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 005 CHAPER XXXVI. CAPTORS AND CAPTIVES. UNFORTUNATELY, all this apprehension con cerning Lieutenant Dick Whitcomb was justified. The natural consequence of his ardor in favor of Ray Bedford, who performed such a gallant ex- ploit, was that before he could extricate himself he was surrounded by the angered Apaches, who bore him, stunned and helpless, to the earth, where he was guickly disarmed and made a prisoner. It wassomewhat curious that he was not instant- ly killed; but it is likely that Geronimo and his men saw his importance, because of the uniform he wore, and understood the use to which he might be put in order to gain good terms from his ene- mies. He was so securely bound that it was impossible for him to escape without help, and, to prevent anything of the kind, Geronimo quickly effected a change of camp, penetrating further into the CoONnnicloo@ (C(O) mM