FOLLOW/NG 
THE DEER^\ 
near being the end of my hunting 
altogether. 
The trail turned suddenly to a high 
open ridge with scattered thickets 
here and there. As they labored up 
the slope I had the does in plain sight. 
On top the snow was light, and they 
bounded ahead with fresh strength. 
When I reached the summit of the 
ridge I found that the trail led straight 
along the edge of a cliff, beyond 
which the deer had vanished. They 
had stopped running here ; I 
noticed with amazement that 
they had walked with quick 
steps across the open. Eager for a 
sight of the buck, I saw only the thin 
powdering of snow; I 
short 
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WINTER TRAILS 
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