Tierra del Oro                         Tierra Y Libertad      Vera Cruz, 1914       Ramón took Serafina's two boys with him,                                                     keeping Domingo's bloodline a secret. While General Obregón marched his rebels down the west coast, the wife and child Ramón believed he had lost forever                                                                yet waited, praying for deliverance.                                        Townhouse of El General      Obregon sent Ramón's patrol south.                                                Rio Culiacan       "If I get a gun,"  Paz bargained,  "will you go with me?" The farther they went, the less confident Domingo felt.         The road south                                                  The thorn forest                                                       Three shapes burst from the underbrush near him.  "Shoot, Paz!"   he screeched.   "Shoot!"                                                 Blue mountains encircled a wide valley. El Valle de Los Mestenos                                  "A la cola del mundo,"   Paz said.                                                                                                             At the tail of the world.         "But those mustangs are beautiful." "Food would be beautiful,"   Paz retorted. A hawk sailed on an air current.                              "Major, I think your lost ones are in the village of Cosala." Luis  in Cosala                       Sudden tears spilled over                                                               before Ramón could take the few steps                                                                                                                         out into the drizzle.   ........................ .................    Townhouse, Merida, Yucatan As the sun dropped below the high wall, Sereno hurried along the darkening avenues.    Warships from the United States In the Invasion of Vera Cruz, don Miguel was killed.  Sereno had to continue alone.                                            Over terrifying heights and through choking black tunnels.     A fitful night wind sprang up, carrying the faint sound          of a cane whistle.   "The house is white stucco, and there are big trees in front."   Upstairs, Ramón found clothing Anita must have worn.                And objects she must have touched.        From time to time, he lifted the stolen bottle of brandy and took a drink. Anita  waited with fearful anticipation                                                for Ramón's return.    Headquarters of General Obregón                       The morning came                    "Go away,"  Ramón pleaded.  "Tell them all to leave me alone."           Then Anita was beside him on the bed, saying his name and kissing his face tenderly. The Stories   |    Forty Grains of Black Powder   |   Legend of the Sierra Madre   |   Los Pobres   |   La Puerta del Sol   |   A Lion Against the Wind   |   Bitter Victory   |   Tierra Y Libertad   |   The Horse Tamers   |   Tesoro   |   home