On the Trail of Geronimo — page 69: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 61 was able to see clearly the figures that were moving back and forth in front of it. They were Indians, beyond question. Several of them were revealed as plainly as if by sunlight, and there was no mistaking the coarse coppery features, the long, straggling black hair, the half civilized costume, and the general make up of that migratory race. Though Dick had never seen an Apache, he was convinced that these belonged to that tribe, and his heart gave a little quicker throb than usual when he reflected that possibly the redoubtable Geronimo himself was among the group. However, it could make little difference to the youth whether such was the case or not, and he stood debating with himself whether it was possible for him to get by the party without discovery. The gorge was so narrow that this must necessarily prove a difficult if not impossible undertaking ; but there seemed nothing else to do, and he had made up his mind to try it, when he was startled by a slight noise directly behind him. He had not dreamed of danger from that direction, but it was there. (C(O) nn) (@ 6)(0)(6) (CO)