Herman Whitaker

The Mystery of the Barranca illustared Herman Whitaker

Billy and Robert had spent two years' wandering through interior Mexico and had never seen a more lovely sight than that of the slender 22-year-old Spanish woman before them - half Mexican and half Irish. The Yankees were smitten but they were also heading for a mining town nearby. Their dream girl would have to wait -- at least for the time being. The men had more pressing concerns, including making a fortune. Excerpt from The Mystery of the Barranca: Leaning down from his perch on the sacked mining tools which formed the apex of their baggage, Billy Thornton punched his com panion in the back to call his attention to a scene which had spread a blaze of humor over his own rich crop of freckles. (less