On the Trail of Geronimo — page 79: what you’re looking at

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

ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. T1 he saw his discovery by the Apaches was inevitable. The torches that were gleaming in every direction, added to the moonlight which was again at its best, made everything so plain that he must have been noticed before he got twenty paces from the spot. Under such circumstances, he took the wisest course by making a virtue of necessity. He added his shouting and hurrahs to those of the Apaches, and it is safe to say that not one of them raised a greater hullabaloo than he. He acted as though he considered himself a member of the hunting party, whose sole object was to bring down the monster that had dared to approach the camp. The lieutenant rushed toward the bear at the moment the latter seized the Apache who was not nimble enough to elude him. The opportunity was a golden one to pay the part of the brave rescuer, or rather to play the part of one at- tempting it, for the little popgun in Dick’s hand could not be expected to do much service in the ficht. But, still shouting and enthusiastic, Dick did not hesitate, and running close to the bear, he opened on him with the revolver, sending shot after shot (C(o) nN) (@ 6)(0)(6) (C(O)