Transcriber's Note:

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The long horseback ride of the morning had whetted their appetites.—Page [125].

Dave Porter Series

DAVE PORTER’S GREAT SEARCH
OR
THE PERILS OF A YOUNG CIVIL ENGINEER

BY

EDWARD STRATEMEYER

Author of “Dave Porter at Oak Hall,” “The Old Glory Series,” “Colonial Series,” “Pan-American Series,” etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER S. ROGERS