Novel 1974 - The Californios (v5.0) - Plot & Excerpts
“We will rest for a few minutes and water our horses.” Sean glanced up at the mountainous ridge before them. Judging from the growth they were probably three thousand feet or so above sea level, and at a guess the ridge before them, running roughly east and west, was three to four thousand feet higher. He crossed to his mother. She was kneeling by the stream, washing the dust from her face with a damp cloth. “I think we are close,” he said. “You are right.” He extended a hand and she took it and rose. “I wonder why he stopped?” “To rest, he said.” She glanced around. “He is gone. So is Montero.” Sean turned quickly. The horses were there, but the two old men were gone. Mariana came to them. “Is this the place?” “No,” Sean said, “but I am trying to decide where we are.” He nodded ahead. “That could be Pine Mountain…and if it is, this might be the Piedra Blanca.” “You do not know?” Mariana asked. He shrugged. “There are no maps of this country.
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