The lonely wife of Manuel shows up at the house and is accepted into the circle by the good-hearted but poor family. Pedro renounces all his past loves in a serenade to go after Flor. Pablo tries to frame Pedro by presenting an orphan as his love child. The truth wins out and Pedro and Flor marry. Miguel teaches in a girls' school.
Many complications arise with jealous lovers, loose women, and various temptations.
Ultimately, Miguel leaves the priesthood with a sigh of relief and marries Mercedes. Previously entitled Lo que no pudo ser . Takes places at the beginning of the century. The federales are violently forcing the peons into the military and destroy the town. Pedro has become a Robin Hood.