The Power and the Glory" Part 2b

Hello everyone! Caleb Ware here again to report back! It has now officially been a week since I last wrote a journal about my findings. In that time, so many things have happened that I don't have enough time to write all the details down, but I'll list a few of the big things.
So the last time I wrote, I stopped at the part where the priest was hiding out with that friendly family, the Fellows. Now I am on another road journey, following a good distance behind the enigmatic priest. He seems to be following the footsteps of the lieutenant, who was mislead by the Fellows family into going a direction that the priest really wasn't going. However, he is being chased by the police force who is closing in on him and his mule. Then, out of nowhere, I follow him into this town which I soon learn is his hometown. Why would he come here of all places, especially with all the people knowing who he is and how he's a dangerous wanted man. As I follow the priest around from a distance, I hear all these things are happening because of this one man. For instance, people were saying that the police force are taking people from each village the priest is said to be hiding in as hostages and keeping them until he's willing to give himself up. Now this is making me wonder if this guy really is a man of God, putting other people's life in danger for the sake of his own. What coward would/could do such a thing? Anyways, another big explosive piece of news made its way into my ears: the priest had an affair with a woman named Maria! Time and time again, I have heard these stories of this one priest, and none have been stories of praise and glory, but instead of disgust and contempt. I also heard they had a daughter out of wedlock whom they named Brigida. It appears Maria hates this man and the daughter does not speak to him. These people are certainly the antitheses of the Fellows family. To be honest, this situation isn't a huge surprise to me. This priest already drinks, runs away from the law, and now has had an affair with a woman. These would be the last things anybody would expect a priest to be involved with.
Moving on. The next day however, was very intense as the police had apparently found out where the priest man was, and now they were coming to get him very soon. As the police start rounding up, the priest had no time to escape and blends in with the townspeople. One by one, each townsfolk stepped forward for the lieutenant to examine him. However, since the priest had been evading the police for weeks now, he did not look like a clergyman anymore, so the lieutenant overlooked him. After everyone had been thoroughly searched, the lieutenant announced that they will yet again take another prisoner if no one provided information on the whereabouts of the wanted priest. Surprisingly, no one stepped forward and the lieutenant randomly picked a person and took him as his prisoner. Driven by guilt, the priest then decides to tell Maria goodbye and move on. However, an interesting thing happened along the way. I saw the priest meet his daughter Brigida for the first time in a long time. I heard them talking about how she was constantly bullied due to her father's actions by other kids. I could tell that the priest was very sad about this and left the town once and for all. I feel like this was his act of kindness to his estranged  family; relieving them of having to see the shame of their family.
I then followed the priest as he traveled south towards La Candelaria so he could ask someone for directions to Carmen. Along the way, he met the mestizo, and asked for his help to his destination. The mestizo then decides to travel with the priest, since he claimed to be going to Carmen as well. As I was following them, I noticed how shady the mestizo was. He seemed like the deceitful type, and soon I saw that I was right. As they were traveling, I guess at some point, the priest realized that the mestizo was trying to get him to admit to who he was so he could report him to the police and get the reward money. He then abandoned the mestizo, even though he begs him not to. However, I believe the priest felt guilty about what he did to him, because he let the mestizo ride the mule and walked himself. Although, I felt the mestizo was mentally ill, because he kept yelling to the priest about how he wanted the money no matter what. I guess the priest can't go to Carmen after all.
I know this is a long journal post, but I believed I had to give you the full scope of things for you to understand what was really good. Although I am a little behind on this journey, by the next couple posts I hope to be up to speed on the details and get back to you as soon as I can. Perhaps I'll even do an extra post for you guys just to make sure I don't miss anything. Well, the priest and mestizo have stopped for rest, as the priest has to decide what to do next. I guess I'll hit the sack now. Hopefully I will be able to post something new next week. This is Caleb Ware everyone, until next time.