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"Geronimo," he said, "I expect to see you leading a victorious charge directly into the heart of the German army." "If I can meet your hopes I will, Monsieur Scott," said the young Frenchman gayly, "and now, au revoir, I depart for my uniform and arms, which must be of the best." John smiled as he walked down the hill.
"'Had 'em pastured in the hills, answers Geronimo. "'I can't take all those hosses with me; I believe they're stolen! says the General. "'My people cannot go without their hosses, says Geronimo. "So, across the line they goes, and back to the reservation. In about a week there's fifty-two frantic Greasers wanting to know where's their hosses.
At every coronation the duke formally protests; an athletic and sinister-looking court headsman comes down to his palace in the Carrera San Geronimo, and by threats of immediate decapitation induces the duke to sign a paper abdicating his rights to the throne of all the Spains. The duke eats the Bourbon leek with inward profanity, and feels that he has done a most clever and proper thing.
No one has told me so; but if he seeks in Spain the rest for which he longs, the thought of Geronimo I am sure of that is not the least powerful cause which draws him thither." "Do you really think so?" asked Barbara with feverish anxiety. "Yes," he answered firmly.
"Dear father, do not indulge such a thought." "He is a handsome, dignified gentleman, my child." "Yes, father; he has long been an intimate friend of the Signor Geronimo." Mr. Van de Werve took his daughter's hand, and said, gently: "Geronimo may be finer-looking to a woman's eye; but his future depends upon his uncle's kindness. He is young and inexperienced, and he possesses nothing himself.
But, say, Bud, there's another matter I want to talk with you about. You've got to shake Buck McKee. I've got it straight that he is the worst man in Arizona Territory, yes, worse than an Apache. Why, he has been with Geronimo, torturing and massacring lone prospectors, and robbing them of their gold." "That's a damned lie, Jack Payson, and you know it!" cried the hot-headed young man.
Not until Geronimo and his worst bucks were run down in old Mexico and transported bodily to the East was the danger to the Southwest terminated. Nothing of the kind has taken place in Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas and other reservations further east, but there is always a certain number of malcontents on the reservations who cause trouble.
He is engaged transacting some business with the merchant of whom he spoke to you yesterday. They are preparing a writing for you. Have the kindness to wait a few moments." He now thought that Geronimo would, of his own accord, take the arm-chair, and with a beating heart he observed his movements.
Music and careless mirth, the never failing concomitants of an Italian holiday, were here in full ascendency; for the birthday of the portly host happening to fall on the anniversary of St. Geronimo, the yearly festival which served to celebrate the two in one, was a matter of no small interest to the villagers.
"Another misfortune? Speak, Simon, speak," said Deodati, in suppliant tones, and trembling from anxiety. Turchi fell, as if from exhaustion, upon a chair, and said, in a voice broken by sobs: "No, signor, ask me nothing; I could not break your heart by such stunning tidings. Alas! alas! who anticipated such a misfortune? My unhappy friend! my poor Geronimo!"
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