Dave Porter and His Rivals

d deal of trouble, and when exposed each had vowed that sooner or later he would "square accounts" with the youth who had gotten the better of him

fit of others let me explain that Dave had once upon a time been a homeless child, having been found wandering along the railroad tracks near Crumville. H

ening changed the whole current of events. In the town lived Mr. Oliver Wadsworth, a rich manufacturer. He had a young daughter named Jessie, and one day, when this mis

n one of his own college professors. Arrangements were at once made for the professor and Dave to move to the Wadsworth mansion, and then Dave was sent

tates senator; Phil Lawrence, the offspring of a wealthy shipowner; Sam Day, usually called Lazy

it up by taking a trip far across the ocean, as related in "Dave Porter in the South Seas." After some stirring happenings, on ship-board and among the n

Porter's Return to School." Here he was warmly received by his many friends, and became more popular than ever, mu

and badly whipped, and then, in a sudden brutal rage, he snatched up an Indian club and might have inflicted serious injury to Dave had not the latter seized him, while others fo

e, and the youth determined to go in search of them. Roger accompanied him, and what befell the pair was related in detail in "Dave Porter in the Far North." In England Dave ran across Nick Jasniff,

ld of in "Dave Porter and His Classmates." Jasniff was gone, but Link Merwell and Nat Poole remained, and both did what they could to dim Dave's popularity. Link Merwell was particularly obnoxious, and in the end Dave took matters

Link Merwell, bitterly. "But wait-I'l

hey did, as related in the volume entitled "Dave Porter at Star Ranch." They took with them Jessie Wadsworth and also Roger and Phil. On the way they met Nat Poole at Niagara

the other. Link Merwell, as usual, did all in his power to injure Dave, and make the outing for the others a failure, but he was caught in his own trap, and it was proved that he had, to a certain extent, aided some

Link Merwell, so far as we are c

chaps as Merwell and Nick Jasniff,

too," Phil had put in. "Although I must say I

f a dude to be rea

es what the others tell him to. But Jasniff and Merw

le had been warmly welcomed by Jessie's parents and by Mr. Porter and Caspar Potts. Ben Basswood had

oing back to Oak Hall,"

d Dave. "You are goi

are all of the othe

d the next day the matter was talked over, with the result that the automobile trip to Shady Glen Falls was proposed a

spered Ben, as he, too, recognized th

at Poole strode forward wit

nd nodded curtly to the gir

ving your car?" a

urs, Dave Porter?" questione

unning us down. You were sp

d Nat. "Sorry for the girls, I'm sure,"

ete Barnaby, the owner of the racing car, coming closer. Hi

your car was run, if you want to

asking you

such trick again, Pete Barnaby, y

ng the speed limi

se to running us

ed the owner of the racing car. "I didn'

Nick Jasniff, loudly. "If they had any

' after what Dave did to you at the sch

y of your hot air!" cried Nick Jasniff, in

Jasniff," said Dave. "I didn't think you

ch disturbed. "You-er-you needn't rake up old times. Those things

come back to Oa

e back. I'm going

as if he was anxious to make the f

so long as you don't bother

us yet, has he, Nick?" said Lin

asn't," retort

as my old readers know, was located not a great distance from Oak Hall. In the past there had bee

ator's son. "I shouldn't t

'll--" blustered Merwell, and then

e might be a fight. "You can talk this over some other time. Just remember what we started

Barnaby, climbing into the driver's sea

his crowd to think I am afraid

to Oak Hall," sang out Nick Jasni

ing to do it!" retorted Dave. And then the racing car started