JL. FOLLOWING 
^^TH£ DEER 
154 
WINTER ITHAILS 
his heedless enemy close behind. 
What did he think and feel, looking 
back from his hiding, and what did 
his loud whistle mean? But that 
is always the despair of studying 
the wild things. When your problem 
is almost solved, night comes and the 
trail ends. 
When I could walk again 
easily vacation was over, the 
law was on, and the deer 
// were safe. 
