The professor had never seen such riding and he stood staring over the mesa as Kit once more gave her horse the spurs.
In spite of her parents' confidence, he could not believe that Kit had the horse under control for the animal raced madly, then suddenly without any warning, stopped short and tried by every method known to a horse, to throw off his burden. He reared, he bucked, he "sun-fished" but all to no avail. The girl stuck to her saddle.
"Won't somebody help her?" the professor prayed desperately. "She will be killed!"
CHAPTER IX
LOST CANYON
The four girls at Casa Grande were hardly awake that first morning, when a shout brought them to the window.
It was Kit, seated on her spirited pony, that pawed the ground as she drew him up by the wall.
"Wake up, lazy girls!" cried Kit. "The Judge has been out for a ride before breakfast, and here you are missing the best part of the day. Come to the window and meet my friend, Powder."
"Oh, Kit," called Bet excitedly, "is that Powder? Do wait and let me ride him."
Kit laughed. "As I told you before, if you want to ride Powder after seeing how he acts with me, you can take a chance. He's trying to show me how much he loves me. Hurry up and get a bite to eat. I see Tommy getting the horses ready."