"
They waited a while longer, and then, putting the camp in order,
set out on the hunt for the missing member of the gun club.
It was an easy matter to reach the spot where Snap and Shep had
separated. Then they took to the trail Shep had followed, until
they came to a bit of a clearing.
"Oh my! look there!" ejaculated Giant, suddenly. "Come back
of the bushes, quick, before they see you!"
Having hauled his companions behind the bushes, he pointed to
a spot beyond one end of the lake.
"I don't see anything," said Snap.
"I do!" cried Whopper. "Some deer!"
"Yes, three or four of 'em!" cried the little hunter. "Oh, if
we could only get at 'em!"
"I think I understand now," came from Snap. "Shep must have gone
after those deer."
"Like as not---and he didn't answer our signal for fear of scaring
them," answered Giant.
The sight of deer filled the three young hunters with enthusiasm,
and for the moment they gave up the idea of finding Shep. Snap
thought he saw a path leading around the lake end, and proposed
they go after the game without delay.
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