Bob Lee was standing by the hitch rail on own side of the street, looking mighty accidental-like.

Tied to the hitch rail in front of the house there was a big appaloosa that looked familiar.

Both were still tied to the hitch rail, but men stood ready to untie them.

He kept his gaze on the house where several horses, four of them, were tied to a hitch rail near the side entrance.

Tripp walked along the street, studying the other horses at the hitch rails.

Bolt trotted his horse to the hitch rail and then slid down.

He dismounted and tied his horse to the hitch rail, then went up to the door.

Several of the windows had been boarded up, and the hitch rail was down, lying in the street.

"There's likely to be only two at the hitch rail, yours and his."

Then I rode back into town and tied my horse to the hitch rail in front of a store, now closed for the night.