Lonely Dove
“You can count on forty horses at sunup, thirty-five dollars a horse.”
“We’ll be here,” Wilbarger said. “You won’t have to hunt us up.”
“Wait a minute,” Call said. “What’s your horse brand, or do you have one?”
“I have one,” Wilbarger said. “I brand HIC on the left hip.”“Are your horses shod?” Call asked.
“All shod,” Wilbarger said. “Bring ’em if you see ’em.”
“What’s HIC stand for?” Augustus asked.