“Doubtful” — That’s the name he goes by,…

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neaking Apache way. He will snarl at his tormentor, and appar- ently forget all about it until he thinks his enemy is off his guard, when he will seize a beer glass or anything else that comes handy and hurl it with all his puny strength at the man who has angered him. “Doubtful” — That’s the name he goes by, is the curiosity of Duncan. He was captured when he was about nine months old. It was during the last raid of Geronimo, in which Grant County, N. M., and Graham County, Ari- zona, suffered so severely that goaded to des- peration, the ranchers got together, determined to see if they couldn’t rid themselves of the Indian pest, which Uncle Sam’s boys seemed unable to do. One night the Indians crossed just below Duncan, and rounding up what stock they could, headed for Carlisle. The news telegraphed to Clifton, and some of the boys from the Copper camp there came down on an engine. ( 51 )