On the Trail of Geronimo — page 219: what you’re looking at

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

ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 207 side of the ridge, and they were due ina few moments. Windstrom dropped behind his animal, and, lying down with his gun pointed over the in- animate body, waited to give the red men a suita- ble reception. But they did not come. Minute after minute passed, and not a single horseman showed on the top of the ridge, until the trooper knew they would not appear at all. It was a strange deliverance. The Apaches accepted the vanishment of the horseman over the ridge as his final disappearance from the scene, and withdrew from the pursuit, whereas, had they continued it far enough to look down the other side, they would have seen the hapless situation of the brave fellow, and made short work with him despite his courage and skill. It would be hard to conceive a closer call. In- teed it was so close that Windstrom dare not remain where he was. With one parting look at what was left of his noble animal, he broke into a rapid run, straight away from the ridge, until, when he looked back, he could see nothing of his horse, and the crest of the elevation was but a thin misty line against the sky. (C(O) nn) (C 6)(0)(6) (C(O) mM