Then some animal, with large ears and an upraised tail, sprang from behind the rock and made straight for Teddy Benson.
“Look out!” yelled Dick. “Look out!”
CHAPTER III
MYSTERY DEER
Teddy Benson ducked just in time. Warned by Dick’s cry, the young lad stooped down so quickly that he sprawled on the pine needles that covered the hard earth.
A moment later a lithe, tawny body sprang over Teddy, rushed between Joe and Dick and was lost to sight in the darkness of the small forest.
For a moment after this strange happening, neither of the chums did or said anything. Then Teddy, who scrambled to his feet, asked his friends:
“Did you see what I saw?”
“I saw something—some animal,” replied Joe. “But it went past me so fast—like your airplane, Teddy—that I don’t know whether it was a dog or a calf.”