Part 1 (1/2)
Dave Porter At Bear Camp
by Edward Stratemeyer
PREFACE
”DAVE PORTER AT BEAR CAMP” is a complete story in itself, but foreneral title of ”Dave Porter Series”
As I have mentioned several tio by the publication of ”Dave Porter at Oak Hall,” in whichreaders were introduced to a typical, wide-awake A school
The publication of this first volume was followed by that of ”Dave Porter in the South Seas,” whither the lad journeyed to clear up a question concerning his parentage Then cas at Oak Hall; ”Dave Porter in the Far North,” in which he went on a second journey looking for his father; ”Dave Porter and His Classs at school; ”Dave Porter at Star Ranch,” in which our hero participated in many adventures in the wild West; ”Dave Porter and His Rivals,” showing how he outwitted soiving the particulars of a res ashore; ”Dave Porter and the Runaways,” in which the youth taught some of his chums a much-needed lesson; and finally ”Dave Porter in the Gold Fields,” in which the lad and a nuold h a landslide
The present volu rescue fro with some of the older folks, went for a vacation in a camp on the shore of a beautiful lake Here, most unexpectedly, Dave fell in with one of his old enemies The youth and his chuiven in the pages which follow
Once again I availreaders for all the pleasant things they have said regardingof this volume will benefit them all
EDWARD STRATEMEYER
_March 1, 1915_
DAVE PORTER AT BEAR CAMP
CHAPTER I
THE BOYS ON shi+PBOARD
”Phil, your father see I hope it isn't on account of the e cut up on this shi+p last evening”
”Not at all, Dave,” returned Phil Lawrence ”I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shi+nes He is worried over the letter he received in the -place”
”No bad news I hope?” said Roger Morr, another one of the group of boys seated on the forward deck of a small coastwise steamer
”Well, I think it is rather bad news,” answered the son of the vessel's owner ”Poor dad stands to lose between twenty and thirty thousand dollars”
”Twenty or thirty thousand dollars!” exclaimed Dave Porter ”Why, how can that be, Phil?”
”Did he make a bad investroup
”You can hardly call it a bad investht enough in the first place It's trying to get rid of it that's the sticker”
”You are talking in riddles, Phil,” said Roger Morr ”Won't you explain?”
”Maybe Phil doesn't care to explain,” broke in Dave Porter, quickly ”It may be his father's private business, you know”
”Oh, I don't think he'll object toyou the details,”