When the Owl Cries
by PAUL BARTLETT
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1960
© PAUL BARTLETT 1960
First Printing The Macmillan Company, New York Brett-Macmillan Ltd., Galt, Ontario Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress catalog card number: 60-9265
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Para mi esposa, aficionada de México, con todo mi cariño
When the owl cries, an Indian dies. Cuando el tecolote llora, se muere el Indio. —Old Mexican saying
Author's Note
