After the number was over, Juan came through the crowd searching for the Brownies.
He handed Veve a little package.
“This is something I made for you, Senorita,” he said.
Veve opened the package. Inside was the figure the little boy had carved from wood. Very cleverly, he had fashioned a saint in long robes.
Veve was pleased with the gift and told Juan so. She was sorry she had nothing to offer him in return.
“You have given me much,” he assured her warmly. “After the fiesta, my people leave for the north.”
“You’re going with them, Juan?”
“Oh, yes, Senorita.”
Veve told her friend she would be sorry to see him leave Rosedale.