“In a way, I will be sorry to go,” Juan admitted.
“Then why not stay?” Veve urged.
“It is no fun being kept always near camp. The shop people do not want us in their stores. We cannot use the beaches.”
Connie and Veve could not blame the Mexicans for feeling as they did.
“If it could be fixed up so that the Mexicans could go places and have fun, then would you stay?” Veve asked. She spoke hurriedly for she saw that the trucks were starting to pull away.
“Perhaps we would stay,” Juan agreed. “That would be for my father to decide.”
“Then tell him to stop the trucks!” Veve said excitedly. “I will talk to Mr. McLean and Mr. Hooper.”
Still Juan hesitated.
“Oh, please do it,” Veve pleaded. “It isn’t fair for Mr. Hooper to lose his cherries.”
Juan suddenly made up his mind to do as the little girl requested.