"Well, I hope that is the last of Link Merwell," said Roger, when he heard about the affair. But it was not the last of the fellow, as Dave, later on, found out. Link crossed his path again, and what happened will be told in the next volume of this series, to be called, "Dave Porter and His Rivals; or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall." In that volume we shall meet all our old friends and learn the particulars of a peculiar mystery and a stirring struggle on the gridiron. At last came the time to leave Star Ranch. Mr. Dunston Porter arrived, and listened to the many tales the young folks had to tell. "Well, you certainly have crowded things," he declared. "I wish I had been on that hunt." Belle was going East with Laura and Jessie, and Snogger accompanied the boys and Mr. Porter. All received a warm send-off at the railroad station. "Come again!" shouted Sid Todd, and to show his spirits fired his revolver into the air, and the other cowboys did the same. At Chicago the party were met by Charley Gamp. Hank Snogger hugged his boy to his breast and wept for joy, and Charley cried too, and so did the girls. Then it was learned that Snogger was really a carpenter by trade. He said he would settle down in the city, and did so, and to-day he is a steady workman, and he and Charley have a good home. The father is giving the son a good education, hoping to make a first-class business man of him. "Well, all told, we had the outing of our lives," declared Roger, on the way to Crumville. "It couldn't have been better!" cried Dave. "I tell you what, Star Ranch is all right!" And the others agreed with him. And here, for the time being, let us say farewell. THE END ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVE PORTER SERIES By EDWARD STRATEMEYER "Mr. Stratemeyer has seldom introduced a more popular hero than Dave Porter. He is a typical boy, manly, brave, always ready for a good time if it can be obtained in an honorable way."--_Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis._ "Edward Stratemeyer's 'Dave Porter' has become exceedingly popular."--_Boston Globe._ "Dave and his friends are nice, manly chaps."--_Times-Democrat, New Orleans._ DAVE PORTER AT OAK HALL Or The School Days of an American Boy DAVE PORTER IN THE SOUTH SEAS Or The Strange Cruise of the _Stormy Petrel_ DAVE PORTER'S RETURN TO SCHOOL Or Winning the Medal of Honor DAVE PORTER IN THE FAR NORTH Or The Pluck of an American Schoolboy DAVE PORTER AND HIS CLASSMATES Or For the Honor of Oak Hall DAVE PORTER AT STAR RANCH Or The Cowboy's Secret DAVE PORTER AND HIS RIVALS Or The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall DAVE PORTER ON CAVE ISLAND Or A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission DAVE PORTER AND THE RUNAWAYS Or Last Days at Oak Hall DAVE PORTER IN THE GOLD FIELDS Or The Search for the Landslide Mine DAVE PORTER AT BEAR CAMP Or The Wild Man of Mirror Lake DAVE PORTER AND HIS DOUBLE Or The Disappearance of the Basswood Fortune