Chapter 15 Summary

Lupe goes with her mother and father and the rest to California to find work where the winters are warm, and they also hope to find Don Manuel who is there and may have information about Sophia. They finally find Don Manuel, and he gets them all jobs, but, as a labor contractor, he takes a large percentage of their earnings so there is little left.

After a year in Santa Ana, Lupe has returned to school to further her education, which, her mother feels is extremely important. One day a man comes to their door while Lupe is fixing dinner for the others who are still at work. He is very tired, but asks if they are the Gomez family from La Lluvia de Oro. Lupe admits that they are, but says she does not know the old man. He then explains...