Chapter 13 Summary

The men begin arriving back at dawn. They women are there to meet them, looking for their men among the troops. They see some new faces. Colonel Garcia tells Pedrito that this is the way of women in love, waiting for their men to return. La Garduna is there to flirt with the new men who have sworn allegiance to Villa when they were captured. She speaks of all of their travels; most had ever left their home village before. The old gringo is surprised at his own response, knowing that he will soon see Harriet. When he gets to the train, she has bathed and is putting her hair back up. She tells him that the women had bathed her, the first bath she has had since she arrived. He tells her he dreamed of her. She cuts him off before he...