The Devil’s Treasure
The Devil’s Treasure is a weird western novelette. New Mexico Territory 1851 The Grand Canyon Somewhere down there, silver is lying around on the ground, left behind by the Spanish, just waiting to be picked up. At least, that’s what Chaddock and the others have been told. Never mind the curse of El Tesoro del Diablo—the reason why it was left behind. This started out as a short story that grew too big (twice the size it should have been) for the typical places that want short stories. Instead of cutting out everything I liked about it to make it fit,…