On the Trail of Geronimo — page 262: what you’re looking at

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250 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. attention to picking off the horses of the cavalry- men, had they not been deterred by two strong reasons. Anticipating such a catastrophe, the order was given for the animals to lie down, and they com- plied so promptly that it is not difficult to believe they knew in a certain way the need for such action. Still they were exposed to some extent, and one of the Apaches, lying on his face a hundred yards off, attempted to draw bead on Lieutenant Whit- comb’s horse. In his eagerness, his frowsy head was raised above the ground, so that the leutenant had a fair sight of the broad, hideous countenance, with its dangling black hair. Heedless of his own risk, the young officer raised himself, so as partly to be supported on one elbow, and perforated the bronzed skull before the Apache could complete his aim. This emphatic nipping in the bud of the red man’s scheme confirmed the rest in the belief that they had undertaken a contract in which they could not deliver the goods. For a full hour, with the intolerable sun beat- ing down on man and horse, the cavalry kept their Cconniclooolkks (CO)