February 1, 1909

[CONTENTS]

CHAPTER PAGE
I.Dave and His Past[1]
II.What Laura Had To Tell[11]
III.On the Way To School[21]
IV.The Fun of a Night[31]
V.What Happened to Nat Poole[41]
VI.What a Big Snowball Did[51]
VII.Prisoners in the School[61]
VIII.A Move in the Dark[71]
IX.Vera Rockwell[81]
X.Dave Speaks His Mind[91]
XI.At the Old Granary[101]
XII.Gus Plum's Story[111]
XIII.The Gee Eyes' Initiation[121]
XIV.In Which Job Haskers Gets Left in the Cold[131]
XV.What Mike Marcy Had to Tell[141]
XVI.Something about Lessons[151]
XVII.Shadow Hamilton's Peril[161]
XVIII.The Boxing Bout[171]
XIX.At the Express Office[181]
XX.A Misunderstanding[191]
XXI.In Which the Boys Give an Entertainment[201]
XXII.Forming the Baseball Club[211]
XXIII.A Great Victory[221]
XXIV.On Bush Island[231]
XXV.What an Automobile Did[241]
XXVI.A Defeat for Oak Hall[250]
XXVII.Stuck on a Sandbar[260]
XXVIII.Link Merwell Has His Say[270]
XXIX.Dave Makes up His Mind[280]
XXX.Dave Takes the Law in His Own Hands[289]
XXXI.More Victories—Conclusion[298]

[ILLUSTRATIONS]

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The big touring car shot past the carryall (page 249)[Frontispiece]
The big snowball hit the craft and bowled it over, (missing)[52]
"It's a shame to make you eat without a fork, Phil"[74]
"Now to Jackson's Gully with him!"[124]
Dave pointed out the form of the sleep-walker, (missing)[164]
Down went the back part, letting him fall most unexpectedly[208]
"Well, you can row if you want to," sneered Poole[232]
Raising his oar, he hit the bully a blow on the shoulder[274]