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missing. A halt was made, one of the men went 

 back and found the poor, frightened little creature 

 a mile away. Then they struggled on, sought 

 shelter in Globe, and there remained till the 

 troops forced the Indians to return to the reser- 

 vation. Until the final capture of Geronimo, the 

 number of settlers killed annually could be counted 

 by the hundred. Residence in these remote re- 

 gions was attended by a constant sense of danger. 



The miners in my employ built for us a rude 

 but comfortable cabin, with chimney and open 

 fireplace, that indispensable adjunct of camp life. 



Early in December I completed my work here ; 

 but as the bird life of the region has been touched 

 on in a previous chapter, and is dealt with fully in 

 the bibliography, it will not again be dwelt upon. 



The attempted regeneration of the Price family 

 afforded Mrs. Scott an interest for her unoccu- 

 pied moments, and in this effort she had Mary's 

 earnest support. They began with two of the 

 younger children, Bob and Nan, eight and six re- 

 spectively. Turned out early in the morning, with 

 tangled hair, smutty faces, and unwashed bodies, 

 their scanty clothes, securely fastened, removed 

 only through wear and tear, these little waifs were 

 wholly uncared for, and left to shift for themselves. 

 But soap and water, comb and brush, vigorously 

 applied, accomplished marvels. A new blue frock 

 for Nan, a clean suit for Bob, effected a further 



