On the Trail of Geronimo — page 30: what you’re looking at

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92 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. Buck asked the driver to stop his team fora few minutes. This was done, and they held a con- ference that was to the point. It will be understood that the driver was necessarily in a situation of peculiar peril, for he was SO Conspicuous an object that it was the easi- est thing in the world for a person to pick him off, without exposing himself to a shot in turn. Zach was of the opinion that they would be stopped before getting through. It was agreed that if the summons should come he would check his animals as ordered, and then, when the robbers uncovered, the ** band would begin to play.” Buck and the lieutenant were to do the best they could, while, as Zach expressed it, he would come in the chorus. « All ’ve got to warn you against,” added Buck Bragg, “is not to be too previous ; wait till you’ve got things dead to rights, and I give you the signal, and then don’t throw away any shots—” “ Hands up!” Strange that at the very moment the plan of action had been agreed upon, the startling summons should come, but so it was. Lieutenant Whitcomb had braced himself for Connicloooks (CO)