Chapter 40
Bart reckoned that since George had handled various types of wagons, carts, and carriages, it made perfect sense that he’d take the reins of the wagon he chose. Originally they’d planned to use a Conestoga wagon, but a single look had George shaking his head.
“It’s more than a thousand miles to the Dakota Territory,” he said. “It will be too heavy to make the journey.
So instead, they’d bought a good-sized farm wagon that had canvas to cover the top. George found a team of six mules to pull it, and a couple of horses for Bart and Frank. Noelle—now going by the name of Chris—would ride her pony, and Charlie and Thomas would be in the wagon with George, along with La Gata and a kitten from her last litter.
Bart would have liked to ride with his wife—they were on their honeymoo
