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dog ahead, told us he was following a trail. We stopped to 

 investigate. There were deer tracks, but all along there was 

 a round hole in the earth, in one of the tracks. We followed 

 down the stream as fast as our feet could find the ground ; 

 the dog was by this time out of sight among the bushes, but 

 his cries broke upon our ears. 



"Captain Jinks is at bay," Jack said, "and we will have 

 some fun." 



Half a mile farther brought us to a little opening, 

 through which we saw a deer, with horns down, jumping at 

 the dog. When we were within fifty yards, the deer saw us 

 and thought it policy to run. This was not so easily done, 

 for the cliff before it was one hundred feet high, and nearly 

 perpendicular. The dog was not willing to give up the fight, 

 especially as help was near, and caught the deer by the ham, 

 just as it reached the foot of the cliff. 



Over went dog and deer in a close embrace, that we 

 feared would crush the life out of the dog. But no! the 

 struggle was renewed with so much vigor that both rolled 

 into the river with a loud splash. The deer could wade, but 

 the dog must swim or drown. Every time the dog tried to 

 climb the bank, the deer jumped at him and sent him back 

 into the water. If ever a dog's face wore a pitiful,, pleading 

 expression, it was that of Captain Jinks, when he looked 

 at us after the performance had been repeated several times, 

 and he was almost worn out. 



I thought it time to interfere in behalf of the faithful 

 dog, and brought down the deer with one shot. His heavy 

 body fell back into the water with a loud splash, turning its 

 clear color to a crimson red in his vicinity, the water boiling 

 around him as he struggled with his feet and legs. Jack 

 went down by a circuitous route and pulled his almost 

 drowned dog out of the water. Together we landed the 



