Chapter 11 Summary

Lupe is still living in the hills near the now vacant mine. The town has grown over with vines, and very few people are still in the area. One day from above the road that leads to the mine, she and her deer look down on a strange creature lumbering along the road. They run to where the center of the town had been to give warning. Soon they see Rose-Mary and her mother, arguing about who will do the laundry. Telling them what she has seen, Rose-Mary thinks that Lupe has seen the devil, but her mother is not concerned.

Lupe goes up the hillside to her ramada and tells her family what she has seen. As the figure comes into the village, they see that it is a very large man with a huge bundle covered with a red blanket on...