"Dead as a door nail!" he announced, as soon as he felt safe. "And I knew it from the start. He didn't fall because he got caught, that's all."
"Now you are up in the tree you had better take a look around and see if any more game is it sight," called up Snap.
"I will."
While the others stamped around to keep warm, Whopper mounted to the topmost branches of the silver maple. From this position he could overlook a wide expanse of country. He gazed first to, the northward and then over to the west.
"Hullo!" he yelled suddenly. "I see something worth going after."
"What?" questioned the others in concert.
"Two deer."
CHAPTER X
OUT AFTER DEER
"You see two deer?" queried Snap.