Page 72 of Wagon Train Song

But Bertie looked up into the sky, laughed, and turned to speak to Marnie.

“Mama, you happy?”

“I’m very happy.”

Bertie patted his chest. “I very happy.” He crinkled his brow. Then it smoothed, and he chuckled. “I think Papa be happy too.”

Tears clogged Marnie’s throat at the unexpected blessing her son had given her.

Gabe pulled her close. “I think Ellen and Norman would both be happy for us.”

“Yes, they would.”

Laughing, surrounded by loving family and those who were now added family, they returned to their wagons to proceed with their journey.

A journey where hopes and dreams come true.