At length he appeared to have decided upon his course, for he waded deeper into the water, and swam boldly out into the lake.
This was exactly what the boys had wished for; and, when the buck had made about ten rods from the shore, Archie took his seat at the oars, and pulled the boat silently out from behind the point.

The moment they entered the lake, Lightfoot discovered the game, and uttered a loud bark.

The buck heard it, and his first impulse was to turn and regain the shore he had just left.

But Archie gave way on the oars manfully, and succeeded in intercepting him; and the buck, finding himself fairly cut off, uttered a loud snort, and, seeming to understand that his only chance for escape was straight ahead, he settled himself down in the water, and struck out again for the opposite shore.
The dogs now all broke out into a continuous barking, and Archie exclaimed, in an excited voice, "Shoot him! shoot him!" "He is too far off," answered Frank.

"You must remember that our guns are loaded with small shot.