The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05


who, gripping the sides of their sturdy
ponies with all the strength of their
small knees, were valiantly endeavor-
ing to keep the correct position for
the rising trot
Genevieve was picture, sitting
erect on her saddle gazing straight
between the ears of her mount and
occasionally stealing furtive glances
from the corner Of her eye at the rid
ing master at her right, apparently
wishing to ascertain whether or not
her efforts were meeting with appro-
val. why didn't | remember to put
a red ribbon on my right wrist she
was saying to herself, and then when
he says Right rein. miss l would
know which on he means
Charles Antoir completely ABB
Z sorbed in the lesson and had no eyes
except for t,s pony and no ears ex-
cept for the words of the. instructor.
Turn your toes in now if you
piease--'p@aon toed, remember. on
ho.seback Id youp-ls hit foot is too
far in the stirrup, Lean back more
now. for = sitting trot elbows tight
s.
against the body and hands close to-
gether; left 1ein little shorter-now!
Gallop' The ponies were oti like
fash, in perfect time, Genevieve's
blonde cur1s floating in the wind.
All this was bore to Thomas AL
gernon he mad learned it all long
ago and no y, since he was able to go
out with his father on Sundays he
considered it good deal of an impo-
sition to be compelled to ride with
the kindergarten class" every Satur-
day morning and have to keep their
pace
''Genevieve IS a baby" he said to
himself scornfully, hicking ina g.
mary speck FROM glossy neck of
his little pony and leaning far back
in his English saddle his stirrups
hanging loose. it being one of the
rules that he should do sitting trot
without sti ups at frequent intervals
in order-to perfect his seat.
"Genevieye is baby he kept re-
peating to himself 1T is pity she
did not get accustomed to the motion
of the horse like those small swells
do over in Europe having to ride in
basket strapped to the back of dom
key" and he smiled when he remem-
bered the establishment of his mother
and father when they had first encoun-
tered the royal family of italy riding
in the Pincian gardens last summer
at Rome There was the queen
mounted on splendid thoroughbred,
riding sidesaddle the king. wearing a
soft felt hat with wide brim, astride
magnificent specimen of horsefiesh,
and the three children two of them
mounted on splendid little ponies and
the third, little more than a baby, COM
fortably seated in q wicker basket
perfectly at home on the back Of a
long cared patient donkey.
We'll" said Toms father, "if roy
atty has to begin to ride as young as
that it's the tanbark for you when we
get back to San Francisco and no
matter how many lessons you may
miss the riding lessons are the ones
that you shall not miss"
And father had kept his word Every
Saturday morning found the three
American children at the riding school
promptly at 10 o'clock Thomas Alger-
non learned much faster than his
brother and sister and resented having
to ride with them every Saturday. On
this particular Saturday he had wanted
to go with some boys who We're to
climb up Twin Peaks for the view from
their SUBMITS. Suddenly he was seized
with the spirit of rebellion. Up a little
hill to the left was path which led
to the stadium. Quick as a fash with
slight movement of the left rein and
a quick touch of the whip on his ponys
neck he flew up the pathway and dis