"Who promises me that the white man will also keep the peace?" Geronimo
asked.
"I do," said General Crook. "And have you known me to lie?"
"I have never known Chief Gray Wolf to speak falsely," Geronimo
admitted. "And I see no treachery here."
Humor lighted General Crook's eyes. "How many of your warriors surround
us, Geronimo?"
"Do you think I came in fear?" Geronimo asked angrily.
"I did not say that," said General Crook. "I asked how many of your
warriors surround us."
"Some," Geronimo admitted. "But they are to shoot only if you start a
battle."
"See for yourself that we want no battle," General Crook said. "Will you
come back to live on the Apache reservation if you may choose your home
in the White Mountains?"
"I will if I may do that," Geronimo said.
"Will you live in peace?"