After Jake joined them, they held an even slower pace. Zach saw the gambler seemed genuinely concerned about the black and very solicitous of the animal, checking the horse’s right foreleg every time they stopped. That was often enough, to let Jake switch to ride double on another horse. If his behavior was an act, the man was one hell of an actor. Of course the animal was valuable and maybe that was at the root of Jake’s concern.
Zach almost hated to acknowledge the gambler’s obvious concern for his horse when he showed so little for anyone else’s welfare, but perhaps he truly cared for the animal. It was a fine looking beast, and probably of excellent bloodlines.
Darkness had fallen before the posse rode into Tombstone. As the seven weary horses ambled down Allen Street toward the mars
