FOLLOW/JVG 
THE DEER^ 
finished the job on the spot for the 
good of the deer and the community. 
The big buck had not moved, nor 
tried to, after his last great effort. 
Now he only turned his head and 
lifted it wearily, as if to get away 
from the intolerable smell of his dog 
enemies that lay dying under his very 
nose. His great, sorrowful, question- 
ing eyes were turned on me contin- 
ually with a look that only innocence 
could possibly meet. No man on 
earth, I think, could have looked into 
them for a full moment and then 
raised his hand to slay. 
I approached very quietly and 
dragged the dogs away from him, 
one by one. His eyes followed me 
187 
Snow'} 
Bound 
