On the Trail of Geronimo — page 331: what you’re looking at

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ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 317 There was no thought that he would make any direct attack on the troopers, whose guards were doubled, but the fear was that he and several of his most daring warriors might attempt some des- perate scheme, which like many such schemes often owe their success to their very desperation. Sure enough, Captain Campereaux, who re- mained up quite late talking and smoking with the surgeon and others, was told before it was yet midnight that there were Apaches in the vicinity. The faint rustling among the undergrowth, and a cautious signal now and then could be attributed only to that cause. The body-guards of the Apache prince reported also that his conduct confirmed the suspicions of the others. He was uneasy, rising on his elbow, looking around in the gloom and once he actually replied to the signal. “ That’s right,” said the captain well pleased. “ The news is sure to be carried straight to Gero- nimo, if he has any doubt remaining and the way will be opened for negotiation—helloa! ” Incredibly cunning as the Apache is, he now and then overreaches himself, like ordinary mortals. Josh Joggens and Walt Windstrom were the agents in one of the most brilliant little affairs in the his- CoOnnicloo@ S (C(O) mM