Midnight
Kitty laughed , teasingly , and unconsciously slipped into the vernacular as she returned , `` Did you kids think you were a-horseback ? '' `` You just wait , Miss , '' retorted the grinning Jimmy , as he opened the big gate . `` I 'll get a horse some day that 'll run circles around that ol' black scound ` el . '' And then , as they dismounted at the door of the saddle room in the big barn , he added generously , `` You scoot on up to the house , Kitty ; I 'll take care of Midnight . It must be gettin ' near supper time , an ' I 'm hungry enough to eat a raw dog . '' At which alarming statement Kitty promptly scooted , stopping only long enough at the windmill pump for a cool , refreshing drink . Mrs. Reid , with sturdy little Jack helping , was already busy in the kitchen .