CHAPTER		PAGE
I	Dave and His Chums	[1]
II	A Stray Shot	[11]
III	An Interview of Interest	[21]
IV	Caught in ihe Act	[31]
V	At Niagara Falls	[41]
VI	Nat Poole's Little Game	[51]
VII	In Which Dave is Robbed	[61]
VIII	The Youth in the Balcony	[71]
IX	Only a Street Waif	[81]
X	Off for the Boundless West	[91]
XI	The Arrival at Star Ranch	[101]
XII	A Race on Horseback	[112]
XIII	The Crazy Steer	[122]
XIV	A Face Puzzles Dave	[132]
XV	Among the Cowboys	[142]
XVI	A Meeting on the Trail	[152]
XVII	In Which Some Horses are Stolen	[162]
XVIII	Out in the Wind and Rain	[172]
XIX	A Fruitless Search	[182]
XX	Fishing and Hunting	[192]
XXI	A Wildcat Among the Horses	[202]
XXII	Cowboy Tricks and "Bronco-Busting"	[212]
XXIII	Dave on a Bronco	[222]
XXIV	The Cattle Stampede	[232]
XXV	The Beginning of the Grand Hunt	[242]
XXVI	After Deer	[253]
XXVII	The Mountain Lion	[263]
XXVIII	Up to the Mountain Top	[273]
XXIX	Two Elk and a Bear	[283]
XXX	To The Rescue——Conclusion	[292]

DAVE PORTER AT STAR RANCH

CHAPTER I

DAVE AND HIS CHUMS

"Why, Dave, what are you going to do with that revolver?"

"Phil and Roger and I are going to do some target shooting back of the barn," answered Dave Porter. "If we are going to try ranch life, we want to know how to shoot."

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DAVE PORTER AT STAR RANCH

CHAPTER I

DAVE AND HIS CHUMS