That is precisely what I, we did and what we would do again. You say that you do not want to be at war with the Apaches--that we are good friends! How then can you make me believe that it is right to take cattle from your friends?" Crook shook his head. "It's no use, Geronimo," he said. "How can we live if you take our herds from us?" demanded the Apache. "With these cattle and horses we were rich. We did not intend to kill them. We were going to breed them and thus. become richer, so that we would not have to go out raiding again. It was our chance to live comfortably and in peace with the white- eyed men. Now you have taken this chance from us. We cannot live here and starve."

"You do not have to starve," replied Crook. "The government rations are ample to take care of you."

"We do not get them. You know that we do not get them. The Agent robs us. Every man knows that. Now you rob us. I told you that I wished to live in peace with the white-eyed men, but I cannot control the young men when they learn that you will not return their cattle and horses. If they make trouble do not blame me. I did not do it. You did it. I have spoken!"

"There will be no trouble, Geronimo," said Crook, "if you do not start it. I cannot give you back the cattle. Go back to your camp and tell your people that. Tell them that the next time they go out and kill and steal I shall not be as easy with them. The next time they will be punished, just as any murderers are. Do you hear?"

"Geronimo hears, but he does not understand," replied the War Chief. "Usen seems to have made one set of laws for the Apaches and another for the white-eyed men. It is right for the white-eyed men to come into the country of the Apaches and steal their land and kill their game and shut the Apaches up on reservations and shoot them if they try to go to some other part of their own country; but it is wrong for the Apaches to fight with the Mexicans who have been their natural enemies since long before the white-eyed men came to the country. It is wrong for the Apaches to profit by their victories against their enemies.

"Yes, Geronimo hears; but he does not understand."

Three - "No SABE!"

AS Shoz-Dijiji followed Geronimo and the two braves from General Crook's office, a white girl chanced to be passing in front of head-quarters. Her eyes and the eyes of Shoz- Dijiji met, and into the eyes of the girl leaped the light of recognition and pleasure.

"Shoz-Dijiji!" she exclaimed.