If I miss him, as he's galloping on, you might try your hand on him yourself.

He'll understand your eyes, Miss Carr, in any language." As he dashed away, to cover his first audacity of compliment, Christie lifted the eyes thus apostrophized to the opposite field.

The vaquero, who was chasing some cattle, was evidently too preoccupied to heed the shouts of her companion, and wheeling round suddenly to intercept one of the deviating fugitives, permitted Christie's escort to dash past him before that gentleman could rein in his excited steed.

This brought the vaquero directly in her path.

Perceiving her, he threw his horse back on its haunches, to prevent a collision.