On the Trail of Geronimo — page 264: what you’re looking at

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252 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. their bodies were nowhere in sight, while poor Braxton was killed at the very opening of the fight. All the rest, except Joggens, had been scratched, and their clothing pierced by bullets, while the escape of all was remarkable. Braxton’s pony had also succumbed, and the wonder was that some of the other animals were not shot. As it was, Lieutenant Whitcomb felt that they had been fortunate, despite the loss of such a gallant soldier as Walter Braxton. Convinced that the danger was over for the time, the soldiers acted promptly. The saddle, bridle and equipments of the fallen man were re- moved and distributed among the survivors, and the body itself was laid across the horse ridden by Ray Bedford. Then the mournful procession took its way toward the structure from which the thin blue smoke was still ascending, though the fire must have taken place many hours before. Lieutenant Whitcomb, as indeed was the case with all his companions, was on the alert, for in their situation danger was literally in the air and impended all the time. The Apaches had learned of their presence, and would put forth every exer- CoOnniclooo “Si