amp.

She was glad of it--his blush gave her a little security.

But she could not support his glance. She all but stamped her foot as
she said: "Didn't you hear me?"

With a visible effort the young man collected his wits, and with
unsmiling face started to climb toward Colina. The dog, making to
follow him, he spoke a word of command and it returned to the boat.
Face to face with him Colina felt as if his glowing dark eyes were
burning holes in her.

"Where is he?" he asked soberly.

Colina merely pointed across the bottoms where Ginger could be seen
still busy with the grass.

"I'll bring him to you," he said coolly, and started off.

His assurance exasperated Colina. "It isn't as easy as you think," she
said haughtily, "or I shouldn't have asked for help!"

He turned his head, his face suddenly breaking into a beaming smile.
"I know horses," he said.

Colina was furious. He made her feel like a little girl. She bit her
lips to keep in the undignified answer that sprang to them. Inside her
she said it: "Smarty! I shall laugh when he leads you a chase!" She
sat down in the grass under a poplar-tree, prepared to enjoy the circus
from afar.

There was none. Ginger having tired of his waywardness, perhaps, or
having eaten his fill, quietly allowed himself to be taken. The young
man came riding back on him. Colina could almost have wept with
mortification.

He slipped out of the saddle beside her and stood waiting for her to
mount. There was no consciousness of triumph in his manner.

His eyes flew back to hers with the same extraordinarily naive glance.
When Colina frowned under it he literally dragged them away, but in
spite of him they soon returned.

Many a man's eyes had been offered to Colina, but never a pair that
glowed with a fire like this. They were at the same time bold and
humble. They contained an imploring appeal without any sacrifice of
self-respect. They disturbed Colina to such a degree she scarcely knew
what she was doing.

He offered her a hand to mount, and she drew back with an offended air.
He instantly yielded, and she mounted unaided--mounted awkwardly, and
bit her lip again.

He did not immediately loose her rein. Out of the corner of her eye
Colina saw that he was breathing fast.

"It will he late before you get home," he said. His voice was very
low--she could feel the effort he was making not to let it shake.
"Will you--will you eat with me?"

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