"I shouldn't wonder if he was a bay—or perhaps brown; and not so very high. Just high enough for a little boy to climb on easily. Were you ever on a pony?"
"Gee—no! Wish I could see him right now!"
"Would you like to see my pony?"
Gabriel's eyes brightened.
"Bet yer!" he said. "Could I get on him?"
"Maybe. I'll see."
"Can you get him now?"
"I reckon I could—yes."
She was back in a short time on Chula; Knight Judson with her on Victor. They hitched the horses round at the back of the little house so that Gabriel might get a good view of them.
"Gee! Oh, I wish—Couldn't I get on one of 'em? Just a minute?"