FOLLOWING 
THE DEER^ 
in deeper darkness than before. At 
the sudden release I heard her plunge 
out of the water ; but a moment later 
she was moving nervously among the 
trees, trying to stamp herself up to 
the courage point of coming back to 
investigate. And when I flashed my 
lantern at the spot she threw aside cau- 
tion and came hurriedly 
down the bank again. 
Later that night a fox ^ 
stared and yapped at me from the 
shore. While I watched him I heard 
other footsteps in the pond, and soon 
opened my lantern upon three deer, 
a doe, a fawn and a large buck, feed- 
ing at short intervals among the lily 
pads. The buck was wild; after 
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SUMMER Woods 
