On the Trail of Geronimo — page 88: what you’re looking at

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80) ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. “When you must be at Fort Grant?” asked the interpreter, who showed a surprising knowledge of English. “T must be there day after to-morrow—that is the time that has been named by the offieers above me.” “ Won't be dere den.” “« Why not?” “ Geronimo won’t let you.” “ Well,’ was the cool response of the lieutenant, ‘‘ that will be a good excuse, which they will have to accept. How long do you mean to keep me from the fort?” The interpreter turned to Geronimo, and the two talked several minutes in lowtones. Someof their words were in mongrel Spanish, of which Dick could catch the meaning, though not sufficiently to get the run of what was said. There could be no doubt that the brief conversation referred to him, and he would have given a good deal to understand it, but that was out of the question. But Lieutenant Whitcomb was not left long to speculate on what the intentions of his captors were. The interpreter said: “We go away—you go wid us.” COMNIECOOkKSa'