Dave Porter's Great Search

now, and no mista

et too far away," came from Dave. "We don't w

ng about losing tw

" continued Dave, as he saw his chu

a good shaking up. And you didn't escape en

peaking Dave ran off in the direction the run

l boy he had been found wandering alongside the railroad tracks in Crumville. As nobody claimed him he 13had been put in the local

and Jessie was in danger of being burned to death when Dave came to her rescue. As a consequence of this Mr. Wadsworth became interested in the boy, and decided that he should be given the benefits of a goo

-known United States Senator; Phil Lawrence, the offspring of a rich ship-owner; "Shadow

he took a long sea voyage, as related in "Dave Porter in the South Seas," where he met his uncle, Dunston Porter, and learn

any new friends. But there were some lads who were jealous of the boy's success, and two of them, Nick Jasniff and Link Merwell, did what they could to get our hero into tr

iendship all of the boys and girls were invited out to the ranch. There, to his surprise, Dave fell in once more wi

s open for those wretches," w

ou if they possibly can, Dav

em," the youth

a startling robbery of the Wadsworth jewelry works, and Dave and his chums by some clever work discovered that the crime had been committed by Merw

e great West, where Dave aided Roger Morr in locating

ll in with a young man named Ward Porton, who was almost our hero's double in appearance. Porton proved to be an unscrupulous person, and caused our hero not a l

s Dave was startled by the news of the disappearance of some valuable miniatures which had been willed to his old friends, the Basswoods. It

rn operating many branches throughout the United States and in foreign countries. They were assigned to a gang operating in Texas, building a railroad bridge near the Rio Grande. This construction camp

d. Both kept up their studies every day and kept their eyes and ears wide open, and consequently made rapid progress. On more

, and some day you'll be at the top of the la

had been turned over to another 17gang, and the Obray outfit, as it was commonly called, had been sent up

would become a highly important branch. The work to be undertaken was unusually difficult, and

d been Frank Andrews' remark to Mr. Obray, afte

answered. "It looks all right on paper, but we are going to have a

to my way of thinking, is landsl

residing, and had also stopped off at Philadelphia to visit Phil Lawrence. Then they had made their way to Crumville, 18there to put in a most delightful time with Dave's folks and the Wadsworths. As my ol

ds to places ten and even twenty miles away. On arrival they had hoped to visit Star Ranch, but had learned that this place was n

ct like a book before we get through

n't go too far away from the regular trails without a pocket comp

feeling in the best of health and were doing well in their chosen profession, but also to the fact that the day before 19they had r

dence of the other, so that the two chums did not hesita

s!" Dave had cried when they had set out, and in the exubera

adily, accompanied by sharp crashes of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning, and the two youths had

e to a halt with the rocks on one side of them and the forest

h of lightning, and when it came he strained his eyes in an effort

n't make so much 20noise we might be able to hear them clattering ove

for it's the only way. Let

of the forest and at last the pair reached the spot where they had le

d the senator's son, as they came again to a ha

how, Roger," was the reply. "Let

about th

ve an idea they started straight for ca

t which they had before taken. They had to clamber over a number of rough rocks and through some brushwood heavily lade

" announced Roger grimly. "We cou

st as we can," returned Dave. "It's pr

aw something!" cried the se

adway, and both waited until another

hor

o runaway steeds, partly sheltered by several big trees. Their head

catch them, Dave?" ga

as sure as fate. Here, you approach them from the right and I'll go around to t