On the Trail of Geronimo — page 36: what you’re looking at

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28 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. CHAPTER AV: TOWARD THE GORGE. ZACH Emmons had no thought of the third road agent in front until he almost ran over him. Naturally supposing that all were grouped to- gether where the hold-up took place, he directed his chief attention toward that point. Having started the horses on a jump, he continually glanced backward for any demonstration of his enemies. His first apprisal that matters were not right in front came in the shape of a lurch of the stage, caused by the shying of the four horses. Wheeling to the front again, he observed the figure in the act of raising his gun. The man was still in the middle of the road, the horses having shied enough to allow them to pass around him. The reports of the weapons down the highway could not have failed to tell this rogue that all had not gone smoothly, while the sight of the stage, bouncing behind the running horses, left Connicloooks (C(O)