“Oh, on account of her garden,” said the cowboy. “Well, I aim to settle with her. It was my fault the deer got in, I guess. And now I’ll bid you boys good-bye. It isn’t far from here to the state forest. The deer will soon be in the paddock with the others. That’s a good dog you have there,” said the cowboy to Fatty Nolan. “Sorry I had to upset him to keep him from hurting the deer.” “Oh, that’s all right,” responded the stout lad. “Hopper won’t mind.” The deer hunt was over. The cowboy led the animal away, holding fast to the lasso rope around the animal’s neck. Teddy and his chums returned home. “Well, it was a good mystery while it lasted,” said Joe. “Yes,” agreed Dick. “The girls are going to be disappointed, though. They didn’t have much to do with the deer mystery.” “They had a little,” Teddy remarked. “And maybe they may do more in the next one.” “Is there going to be another mystery?” asked Dick. “You never can tell,” said Teddy Benson. THE END Transcriber’s Note: The statement in the Publisher’s Note referring to the type in which the original book was set is not applicable to this ebook. Spelling and hyphenation have been preserved as they appear in the original publication. The following changes have been made: Page 6 the race. “Hurry, Joe! _changed to_ the race. Hurry, Joe! Page 86 even if he hadn’t wished _changed to_ even if he had wished Page 179 Teddy and Joe and going to wait _changed to_ Teddy and Joe are going to wait Page 193 he still felt that cool, dampness _changed to_ he still felt that cool dampness End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Teddy and the Mystery Deer, by Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962)