Thanksgiving Day, 1886, Wichita County, KS
Snow slushed under hoof as a solitary figure rode along the worn cattle path, the hazy breath of man and beast rising and falling in unison. His shadow, black and topped with the outline of an oversized Stetson, blended into the muddy mess below as the sun’s first jagged lines slashed West. Turning towards Leoti, the rider silently passed sod house and har…
