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that one of them had a broken leg and I did not follow the trail 

 far when the wounded deer dropped out and left the others. I 

 began doing the creeping act and soon found the deer lying on 

 his trail. I hung the deer up and went back to camp thinking that 

 1 had enough sport for one day and would let well enough alone. 



When the boys came in at night they brought in two marten 

 skins. 



