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Animal Life Along the River.
It must not be supposed that, because it has been duly mentioned, they saw no wild life along the river.

The silent canoe man has the best of opportunities.

There were plenty of deer tracks about the first camp, and that morning, as they turned up the Hudson, Rolf saw his first deer.
They had rounded a point in rather swift water when Quonab gave two taps on the gunwale, the usual sign, "Look out," and pointed to the shore.
There, fifty yards away on bank, gazing at them, was a deer.

Stock still he stood like a red statue, for he was yet in the red coat.