For he loved children and did not even like to hurt their feelings.
"I didn't mean to scare you."

But he had scared Trouble, or, rather the sudden catching up of the
little fellow and the pony's scream had frightened him, and Janet's
baby brother began to cry, hiding his head in her dress.

But, after all, that was the best thing to make Trouble remember
that he must not go in the corral, and he had soon forgotten his
tears and was laughing at the funny tricks Imp cut up as Jim Mason
tried to ride him.

The foreman, after he had carried Trouble safely out of the way,
went back in the corral and jumped on the bucking bronco's back. Then
Imp did all he could to get the man out of the saddle.

Around and around the corral dashed the cow pony, and when he found
that Jim stuck on the horse began jumping up in the air--bucking as
the cowboys call it. Even that did not shake the foreman to the
ground.

Then, suddenly, the horse fell down. But it was not an accident. He
did it on purpose, and then he began to roll over, thinking this,
surely, would get that man off his back.

It did. But when Imp tried to roll over on the foreman, to hurt him,
Jim Mason just laughed and jumped out of the way. He knew Imp would
probably do this and he was ready for him.

Jim watched Imp, and as soon as the bronco stopped rolling and stood