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Show Nettie, Page 25 ruff. He found him near one of the wagons talking quietly with its owner. When he saw Papa approach, he extended his hand and greeted him warmly. "Bro. Peterson. It's good to see you've arrived safely. All i£ well, I trust?" "Yes, Elder Woodruff. Me and mine are safely arrived. What instructions have you for us?" The apostle outlined the plans for the departure of the next company to leave for the Big Horn. Papa's wagons were to be part of Company Two, Company One having departed several days earlier. Papa was introduced to George Taggart, the Company's captain, and together they discussed the journey ahead. "Join us at campfire, Bro. Peterson," George Taggart called out when they completed their talk, "around 7:00 tonight." "Obliged, Bro. Taggart. We'll look forward to it," Papa returned to his family and preparations for the evening meal were begun. At the campfire Nettie listened while Becky and her sister Nettie pointed out the other members of the company. "That wagon there belongs to the Dicksons. They just got here yesterday. Their little girl, Diena, is kind of sick. She's sleeping in the wagon and her Ma is tending to her. They have the sweetest new baby, too." "That's the Passeys' wagon next to ours, and the Welch's on the other side of them. Passeys came from Idaho." Nettie shivered in the evening air. It was cold and windy, but it |