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| The Snowbird continued to forge ahead. | [Frontispiece] |
| Dave began to mount the improvised rope. | [50] |
| Carl was made to bow until his nose touched the floor. | [166] |
| He made one wild leap forward. | [288] |
DAVE PORTER'S RETURN
TO SCHOOL
CHAPTER I
AT THE RAILROAD STATION
"Here comes the train, fellows!"
"I hope Dave Porter is on board."
"He will be, and Ben Basswood too. Ben wrote to me that they were coming to-day."
"I wonder if Dave will be glad to get back to Oak Hall, Lazy?"
"Why not?" returned Sam Day, a big, round-faced youth, with a shock of curly hair hanging over his forehead. "Didn't we have fine times when he was here last term?"