seems to me he thought she was dead but actually her family sent her to Spain so they couldn't get married
("but a gringo brought shame to their proud family name... They had shipped me away to my family in Spain")
but she made her way back and they are reunited ("She said "Darling, believe. Don't you recognize me?... we can get on with our lives, we still have plenty of time")
seems to me he thought she was dead but actually her family sent her to Spain so they couldn't get married ("but a gringo brought shame to their proud family name... They had shipped me away to my family in Spain") but she made her way back and they are reunited ("She said "Darling, believe. Don't you recognize me?... we can get on with our lives, we still have plenty of time")