“Oh, yeah?” laughed Dick, somewhat tauntingly. “Well, I don’t like that sort of play.”
“You want to help get that deer, don’t you?” Teddy asked.
“Sure.”
“Well, then you may have to take some chances of hard play. If you fellows want to drop out—”
“Oh, we don’t want to do that,” said Joe.
“Well, then let’s step on it a little and scout around more,” Teddy suggested. “Our vacation is getting shorter. We want to find that deer before it’s over.”
“That’s right!” agreed his chums.
“We’ve got to be ready, night or day, to take the trail after the deer!” Teddy declared.
“Sure!” echoed Joe and Dick.
More determined than ever before to capture the mystery deer, the three boys worked hard at weeding the tomato patch. It was tame work compared to the exciting adventure just ahead.