The Dane Maddock Adventures Boxed Set Volume 1 by David Wood

Author:David Wood
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Gryphonwood Press
Published: 2015-05-26T06:00:00+00:00

The road leading to the Cajon group took them along a winding, heavily rutted dirt road. It seemed much farther than the eight miles the ranger had told them it would be. They traveled in silence, knowing that whoever was after Fray Marcos’ secret had somehow gotten ahead of them and might even be waiting for them at their destination.

Maddock wondered if they were even on the right track. He hoped so. It felt right, but this whole thing had been nuts. One close shave after another. How long could their luck hold?

They came upon a simple wooden sign that read, Cajon Group. Please do not leave the trail or climb on the ruins. He chuckled. Fat chance they’d be following those guidelines. He scanned the ruins for signs of their adversaries and found them blessedly empty.

It was a small settlement. The remains of a few lodges ringed a small reservoir. While the ruins might not have been as impressive to a tourist as, say, Mesa Verde, Maddock found them appealing because they had not been reconstructed by modern archaeologists, like Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde had been. What remained was in its original state, and clearly illustrated the fine craftsmanship that had been involved in its construction.

“I see the tower,” Jade called, pointing across the ruin. “I’m going to go ahead and check it out.” Without waiting for a reply, she strode away at a fast walk. Saul hurried after her.

Maddock started to follow, but Bones touched him on the shoulder.

“Let’s talk for a minute while we walk,” he said in an uncharacteristically soft voice. “Try to act nonchalant, though.” He nodded toward Jade and Saul as they picked their way across the rocks toward the tower.

Maddock slowed his pace and fell in beside Bones and Amanda, but kept his gaze ahead of him. “What’s up?” he asked.

“I’ll make it quick,” Bones said. “It’s too big a coincidence that these people found out about Hovenweep at the same time we did, and actually managed to get here before us.”

“What are you saying?” Maddock asked.

“If I have the story correct,” Amanda joined in, “they were at Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Hovenweep. But they weren’t at Yucca House.”

“True,” Maddock said, knowing where she was going with this and wishing he could disagree.

“And Yucca House was the only place Saul didn’t know about because you figured it out while he wasn’t there,” Bones said.

“So you think Saul is a mole,” Maddock said. “I hear what you’re saying, but Jade trusts him. Doesn’t like him all that much, but trusts him.”

“You’ve got to admit it makes sense,” Bones said. “It would explain how they know where we’re going. What I don’t get, though, is what these guys need with us if they have all these resources at their disposal?”

“They need Jade,” Maddock said. “She’s spent years researching the history and legends surrounding Cibola, and she’s gotten farther than anyone before toward solving the mystery. She found the breastplate, which is more than anyone else can claim.

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