Dave Porter Series

DAVE PORTER AND HIS RIVALS

OR THE CHUMS AND FOES OF OAK HALL

BY EDWARD STRATEMEYER

Author of "Dave Porter at Oak Hall," "The Gun Club Boys of Lakeport,""Old Glory Series," "Pan-American Series," etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN GOSS

BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
1930

Copyright, 1911, by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
All Rights Reserved
Dave Porter and His Rivals
Printed in U. S. A.

The puck was fairly stolen from Mallory himself by Dave.

PREFACE

"Dave Porter and His Rivals" is a complete story in itself, but formsthe seventh volume in a line issued under the general title of "DavePorter Series."

When I brought out the first volume of this series, entitled "DavePorter at Oak Hall," I trusted that the story would please the youngpeople for whom it was written, but I did not imagine that so manythousands of boys and girls all over our broad land would take to Daveas they have, and would insist upon knowing more about him.

My opening tale was one of boarding school life, and this was followedby "Dave Porter in the South Seas," whither our hero had gone in searchof his father, and then by "Dave Porter's Return to School," in whichbook Dave met all of his friends again and likewise a few of hisenemies.

So far our hero had heard about his father, but had not yet seen hisparent, and the next volume, "Dave Porter in the Far North," related theparticulars of a trip to Norway, where the youth had some stirringadventures amid snow and ice in the Land of the Midnight Sun.

Coming back to America, the lad was sent again to Oak Hall, as set downin the next volume, called "Dave Porter and His Classmates." During thatterm at school many complications arose, and our hero did something forthe honor of Oak Hall that was a great credit to him.

Dave's father was now with him, but his sister Laura was in the FarWest, and upon her return he received an invitation to visit a largeranch, and how he went, and what strenuous times he had, were related in"Dave Porter at Star Ranch."

As soon as his Western outing was at an end, Dave returned home, andthen betook himself once more to Oak Hall. Here, to his surprise, hefound an unusual state of affairs, the particulars of which are given inthe pages that follow.

Once again I thank those who have praised my books in the past. I hopethe present volume will also please them and do them good.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. An Automobile Ride
CHAPTER II. Dave and His Past
CHAPTER III. What Happened at the Falls
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