Dave Porter and His Rivals

ve, as the shouting continued. "

direction of the cries, and s

cried Sam. "

, Sam?" que

ing to hav

iff and those ot

st as bad, Dave. Just

s half inclined to laugh, yet, having been brought up in

his neck, and to the end of this was a small-sized tree stump, which the animal had evidently pulled from the ground in his endeavor to get away from his pasture. The tree stump had be

there!" cried Dave. "If we don't he

car!" gasped Sam. He was almost out

p. At the sight of the savage bull se

'll be

ebody driv

dragging one mach

ck," warned Dave. "If he brea

be careful!"

go too close,"

enator's son, as the boys gathered in a group at

pole I'd soon fix h

who knew little or

in that and then keep him at the end of t

ok," said Ben. "We might m

firewood-and securing this the boys quickly cut two slende

car," said Jessie. "If y

p into a wagon, and this one might leap right into the

found what he wanted, and bound it fast to one of the po

he gets too rambunctious," went on Dave,

oo, had been brought up on a far

e grass between the automobiles. But, as the lads approached, he

e!" cried Ben. "We've g

this beast of the farm looked more terrif

while Ben approached from the other. The animal snorted ag

led out Dave. "You'll

nswered Jessie, in

en moved forward again. This action released the tree stump, so that the

l in the mouth with his stick. Then, as the animal turned aside, Dave jumped

m!" shouted Phil. "C

so-keep quiet,"

ength. But he knew how to twist the ring, and this speedily brought the beast to terms. The snorting

on commenced to pull on the pole. Slowly the bull step

g to do with him?"

the answer, and Dave turned in the directi

and twisted roots of bushes and trees, and it w

and as quickly as it could be done he and the others piled some loose rocks against

as fast as he ever was." And then Dave let loose from the ring, much to the animal's relie

nd come for us?" questioned Laura

swered Ben. "But we ought to noti

it?" asked on

I never saw

cated about a mile away. "I don't know of anybody else around here who would own a

automobiles, to learn if any damage had been done. In his movements the bull had scratched

consulting his watch. "Remember, we are to go the long

Jessie. The presence of th

several of the boys and girls wanted to get photographs of the picnic party. Then Da

are the maddest boys in this State," was Phil's comment, as

f Jasniff and Merwell really do go to Rockville Academy you can m

ss of fellows at the military a

ber them-and Merwell and Jasniff will flock with that bunch. Oh, the

ot where some rocks and logs had been piled up and the

d this-under directions

clear it away again," answered Dave. "They'll no

ut Roger. "Those rascals will pl

watch!" an

on some broken bottles thrown down just where the machines had to pass. Dave gave a yell of warning, and turned off the powe

'd make us cut our

we had gone over that glass we might hav

said Sam, wrathfully. "It's against th

n. "If we accused them, of course they wo

as they could. Then the machines were started up once more, and soon they came in s

one of your b

the man, quickly. "What

he man the story, and described where the animal could be found. While he was speaking tw

said one of the men. "I

are mighty glad he did

obody-if he's left a

ft alone?" was Roger's dry query. But

s to take, and then passed on again, up hill and down dale for a dista

along at a lively rate. Roger "hit her up," as he called it, also, and before long they had covere

ice-cream soda," whispered Phi

p to make this, and Roger did likewise. Then, as they passe

lled out, pointing

racing car belonging to Pete Barnaby. And standing in the mud up to his