"Thanks, but I'm pretty well off. I've saved a bit. I think I'll invest it in Centre O, but I'm going to change the name, with your permission." "What are you going to call it?" asked Dave. "Bar U-2. How does that strike you?" "Fine!" Dave exclaimed. "Couldn't be better!" declared Mr. Carson. "We'll combine the two ranches into a new one, and with the water supply we'll have there won't be a place in this country that can hold a candle to us. Shake!" "Do you really mean it?" cried our hero, his eyes shining with delight. "Sure I mean it," answered the man who had been a father to him, with much feeling. "It's a fine thing to propose," put in our hero's newly-found brother. "A fine thing indeed." "I've got to do it--to keep Dave by me," answered Mr. Carson. "I'll stay--don't worry," answered the boy, with a happy grin. And so it was arranged. The Bellmore brothers, as they were now called--Dave and Benjamin--purchased the Molick ranch and it was added to the Carson holdings under a general partnership agreement. More cattle were purchased, and to-day the Bar U-2 is one of the finest ranches in the West. The water irrigation scheme, planned by Mr. Bellmore was a complete success, though when he took up ranching with Dave, another irrigation engineer succeeded to the managership. The Molicks--father and son--disappeared, but most of the cowboys, with the exception of Whitey Wasson, were hired by Dave and his brother. "Though if it hadn't been for Len and Whitey I might never have found you, Ben," said Dave, with shining eyes. And that is the story of Cowboy Dave--a "nameless nobody" no longer--but an honored and respected member of the community. And Mr. Carson, who had no near kith or kin, has promised to make the Bellmore brothers his heirs. THE END