When Heyes' horse returned alone, as dawn broke, two days after he was supposed to be home, Kid was already on his way out to look for him. As the horses greeted each other, he bit his lip hard and gently urged them both back down the trail.
Heart thumping and with a sick feeling in his stomach, Kid frantically searched for his friend.
Five miles out of town, he was finally rewarded, when Heyes limping his way slowly towards him greeted him with a tired smile. "Had a run in with a rattler and got myself turned round some."