midday
At its first faint , pinkish glow , he was in the saddle again . The day promised to be hot . The midsummer sun had burned the grass to a crisp brown . By midday , mirages began to show in hollows . Heat flickered . Both horse and rider drank at a pool of yellow-brown water and pressed on . Late in the afternoon , Kid Wolf made out a faint white line on the far horizon .