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When they got off the horse, she said, “You handle yourself better on a horse than you let on. If you keep it up, you could master riding her.”

Jeremiah burst out laughing.

She peered around the horse’s nose. “I didn’t see you there.”

“Apparently not.” He walked over to them. “So, city boy, you got the caviar?”

“I sure do.” Jake widely smiled. “Do you think you’re brave enough to eat some?”

“If you can eat Rocky Mountain oysters, I can eat your fancy food.”

“We’ll see about that.”

“That sounds like a challenge.”

“It is. Are you up to it?”

He scoffed. “I’m always up for a good challenge.”

“Then let’s go.”

As soon as Jake got Jeremiah, Trevor and Luke at the

dinner table, he handed them the crackers and took out the caviar. “You smear it on the cracker with a spoon or knife. Then you eat it.” He ate his and looked at them. “Now, it’s your turn.”

Sue and Gloria sat at the table, interested to see