Indian Cave is a story of two boys living in the Texas Hill Country during World War II. Their make-believe search for spies becomes reality when they find they out the authorities are searching for real spies. The conflict between the boys and the authorities drives the story which concludes with a surprising twist.
I was perched on the wall of an old warehouse along the railroad tracks in Carrville, Texas. The August sun cooked the Texas hill country like a side of beef on the Fourth of July. A bead of sweat rolled out of my overgrown burr hair and sliced a gully though the grime on my face. I blinked, but the grime and sweat filled my right eye. I wanted to wipe it but was afraid I’d fall and break my neck.
We were looking for Nazi spies, which was a noble cause in 1943, but Carr...