Halfway down the ridge, Joe, his dark Morgan gelding, lingered, casually munching the short grass left by a dryer-than-normal summer. Cole watched the wagon for a few moments more before shifting his gaze back toward his horse. One of the best trades I ever made, he thought, even though he had given up two horses in exchange for the powerful Morgan. But Joe had proven his worth on the trek across Nebraska that had begun almost two months before, one day after Ann Sumner said I do and became Mrs. Cole Bonner. He smiled when he thought about Ann’s reaction when he had told her of the three most important decisions he had made in his entire life—the trade for Joe, the purchase of his Henry rifle, and marrying her. She demanded to know why marrying her was listed third, fully aware that he said it only to tease her, a practice he seemed to find delight in. Ann had wondered why he had chosen to name his horse Joe, and his response had been “It’s as good a name as any, and Joe seems to like it all right.”
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