"Do you see 'em?" panted Darry, almost out of breath with running.
"Yes—there they are!" returned Joe. "See?"
"I do. They can't get up the rocks. Joe, we've got 'em after all. We must shoot——Gracious!"
The boy broke off short, and with good reason. The deer had spotted them, and now without warning turned and ran straight for both, as if to gore them to death!
CHAPTER XIII.
A FISH AND A SNAKE.
"Look out, Darry, or he'll kill you!"
"Look out for yourself, Joe!"
These cries were followed by two shots, as both the young hunters discharged their weapons. But in their haste the aim of each was poor, and the bullets flew wide of the mark. Then the maddened deer came closer, and both boys took to their heels, running as they had never run before.