Part 31 (1/2)

Now he tried the sa backwards, aexperience

Mrs Robinson becaray along or to crack the whip The result was that the old horse stopped suddenly

Phil went right on He was in a fair way to break his neck, as he was plunging toward the turf head first

”Ball!” she cried,to double oneself up into as near an approach to a round ball as was possible

But Phil already had begun to do this very thing And he did another remarkable feat at the same time He turned his body in the air so that he faced to the front, and the next instant landed lightly on his feet outside the ring

Phil blew a kiss to the aain

By this ti--a short piece of board, one end of which was built up about a foot froain

Phil,start and vaulted, landing on his feet on the aniallop about the sawdust ring, he threw hiraceful contortions and rapidsome of his own invention to those usually practiced by bareback riders

Phil dropped to the hip of the gray, his face flushed with triu?” he called

The shoas clapping his hands and cla down the aisle from his position near the top row of seats

”You don'tbefore this season?” he demanded

”No, sir; this is my first experience”

”Then all I have to say is that you will make one of the finest bareback riders in the world if you keep on It is lowed the lad ”But if there is any credit coht allantly

Little Dimples shook a small, brown fist at him

”He kno to turn a pretty co,” bubbled Dis he said to me back in the paddock,” she teased

Phil blushed furiously

”Shall I ride again?” he asked

”Not necessary,” answered the owner ”But, by the way, you et up and do a soested Mr Sparling, with a suspicion of a smile at the corners of his mouth

”A somersault?” stauess I couldn't do that; I haven't learned to do that yet”

”Not learned to do it? I am surprised”

Phil looked crestfallen

”I a in this show that you are unable to do” The hter, in which Little Dio on?” asked the lad somewhat apprehensively

”May you? May you? Why, I--”