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“You’ll see plenty of animals later on,” he told them; and they poked each other in gleeful anticipation.

All at once the guide stopped the team and pointed down at a muddy spot in the road.

“See anything?” he asked.

They looked carefully, and finally Ed said: “Why, yes, there are some marks down there.”

“What kind of marks?” demanded Ben.

They had to confess they did not know; and then he told them they were the footprints of deer. Instantly both boys were down from the wagon, bending eagerly over those interesting tracks. Neither of them had ever seen a wild deer, though they had heard their fathers tell many stories of these graceful creatures, and how Ben tracked them through the woods.

“Don’t you notice any difference in them?” he asked.

“They all look very much alike, except that some are bigger than others,” declared George, glancing over his shoulder as though he half expected to see the animals themselves walk into view.

“Is that all you notice?” persisted Ben.

“That is all we can see,” replied Ed.