On the Trail of Geronimo — page 212: what you’re looking at

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200 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. showed that instead of having been broken it had been severed by a keen knife. The discovery, although partly expedioay sent a strange thrill through the trooper. The Apaches had appeared on one side of the camp, and stealth- ily slain the sentinel stationed there, and, at the same time another had cut the hobbling strap of one of the horses. ‘This showed that two at least were concerned. More than likely a half dozen prowlers were near. Windstrom looked in the direction of the camp, which was fully an eighth of a mile away—-so far indeed that he could barely make out the mass of darkness by which to locate it. There was no gleam of the fire, which must have died out alto- gether. But explaining the curious situation as best he could, more than one puzzling question remained to be answered. The Apaches must have seen the trooper’s pur- suit of his fleeing animal. What better target could they have asked, as he dashed out from among the rocks into the moonlight, and why, then, had their guns remained mute? His listening ear could catch no sound from the CGOMUIGDIOOKSHE