Herschel - Father Herschel to those who knew him years ago, just plain Herschel to those he meets now - is a man of waning faith. Somewhere ahead of Herschel, forging the Devil's Trail across the Old West, is Jericho, an eyeless man with a serpentine smile. Jericho's words can make even the smartest man's head spin. His touch is the touch of death itself. Herschel knows this. He fears it. And he must face it. But facing Jericho means traveling the Devil's Trail - no place for a man of waning faith.