m THE RIDING-SCHOOL. 71 



"Very well done," said the master, approv- 

 ingly, "but not the right thing to do. Never 

 leave your saddle without good cause, and never 

 leave your horse loose for a moment. Yes, I saw 

 that you retained your hold of the reins ; I was 

 talking at Miss Esmeralda." 



" Why didn't you make your horse step side- 

 wise ? " he asked the lawyer. 



" I can't. He won't. See there ! " 



Sundry pulls, precisely like those which he 

 might have used had he intended the horse to 

 turn, a pair of absolutely motionless legs, and 

 an unused whip were accepted as evidence that 

 the lawyer's "I can't" was perfectly true, and 

 the master and the cavalryman exchanged com- 

 prehending glances as the latter said : "Well, 

 don't mind. An eminent authority announced 

 after the Boston horse show of 1889 that high- 

 school airs were of no use on the road. To 

 make a horse move a step sidewise is the veriest 

 little zephyr of an air, but it would have been 

 of some use to you, then. Are we ready now ? 

 What's that ? Dropped your whip ? " 



Up went the Texan's left heel, catching 

 cleverly on the saddle as he dropped lightly to 



