The final installment of the Light & Truth series
Robert expected Daniel to make the decision to press on to the Salt Lake Valley, be he didn't. Daniel threw his lot with the men who were returning to Sutter's Fort.
"What do you want me to tell Elizabeth and Harriet?" Robert asked around a campfire in the high Sierras.
"Tell them that I am following the counsel of Brigham Young," Daniel replied wit ha sad look. "I have no children. If anyone should follow Brigham's directive to work for a year in California, it's me."
Robert let the reality of the situation settle over him. Daniel's turning back would mean the two men would be separated for the first time in thirteen years.
"Your wives will be sorely puzzled," Robert said.