PART ONE-19

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They thought I was a Mexican, of course; and in a way I am. But now it was October and getting much colder in the nights. The Okie family had a woodstove and planned to stay for the winter. We had nothing, and besides the rent for the tent was due. Terry and I bitterly decided we’d have to leave. " Go back to your family, " I said. " For God’s sake, you can’t be batting around tents with a baby like Johnny; the poor little tyke is cold. " Terry cried because I was criticizing her motherly instincts; I meant no such thing. When Ponzo came in the truck one gray afternoon we decided to see her family about the situation. But I mustn’t be seen and would have to hide in the vineyard. We started for Sabinal; the truck broke down, and simultaneously it started to rain wildly. We sat in the ol

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