On the Trail of Geronimo — page 340: what you’re looking at

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326 ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. Among the Apaches were a few who could talk English tolerably well, while, as already stated, many of the white scouts picked up enough knowl- edge of their mongrel tongue to express themselves quite readily init. Captain Campereaux was not among these, but he counted on the probable fact that one of the visitors at least knew something of English. He was not mistaken in this belief, although for the benefit of the reader we give a liberal interpretation. ‘¢ Why do you ask me to talk with you?” in- quired the captain. “We bring word from Geronimo, the great chieftain of the Apaches, on whom the Great S pirit——”’ “There! that will do,” interrupted the captain, his temper rising: ‘Geronimo isn’t that sort of fellow; he is a lazy, thieving vagabond, and I would like the chance of filling him so full of lead that he would weigh three tons and a half. If you come from the scamp, let me hear what word he sends.” | “He has the white soldier a prisoner in his hands. ”’ ‘So I supposed, ” coolly replied the captain. Ccommicooolkks (C(O)