The Secret of Black Cat Gulch — Betsy Allen

For Connie Blair adventure rings in every syllable of this wire which she receives from the advertising agency while on vacation in Meadowbrook. Indians, adobe, sagebrush â€" everything Connie has ever heard about New Mexico whirls in her delighted brain.

On the trip down Connie and Georgia make friends with Jeff Chandler. Jeff, an enthusiastic young archaeologist, is on the track of a mysterious little man with a limp and a missing finger â€" who may hold the key to untold historical treasure. Connie throws herself wholeheartedly into Jeff's quest, and in doing so uncovers a modern mystery in ancient Taos. Why does Dolly Morgan, the ugly but fascinating innkeeper, behave so strangely? Who is trying to keep Connie and Jeff away from the abandoned mine â€" and why? How Connie solves Jeff's mystery as well as her own is told in a thrilling story of mystery and romance in colorful New Mexico.