ind, if the young ladies won't," returned the fat youth.

"Oh, come in by all means!" cried Laura.

"We'll make room somehow," added Jessie.

A minute later the big car started on the way to Oak Hall, with Dave
at the wheel and his uncle beside him.

"Looks familiar, doesn't it?" called out Roger, as they spun along the
turnpike.

"It certainly does!" answered Roger, and then he added, "What do you
say to the old school song?"

"Fine!" came back the answer, and then the senator's son commenced a
song they all knew well, which was sung to the tune of "Auld Lang
Syne." The girls knew the song, too, and readily joined in.

"Oak Hall we never shall forget,
No matter where we roam;
It is the very best of schools,
To us it's just like home!
Then give three cheers, and let them ring
Throughout this world so wide,
To let the people know that we
Elect to here abide!"

Loud and clear over the cool air sounded the song, and it was sung
several times. Then, just as the car rolled into the grounds of the
school, the boys gave one of the Hall yells, and Dave honked the horn
of the automobile loud and long.

"Hello! It's the Porter crowd!"

"Welcome to our city!"

"How about Cave Island, Dave! Did you bring it with you?"

"Heard you caught Jasniff and Merwell, Roger. Good for you!"

"Say, Phil, you're as sunburnt as if you'd been to the seashore for a
summer."

So the talk ran on as half a dozen students flocked up to the car. The
afternoon session was over, and despite the chilliness many lads were
out on the campus. Many knew the girls--having met them at some
athletic games and at a commencement--and those that did not were glad
of a chance for an introduction.

"I am real glad to see you back, boys," said Doctor Hasmer Clay, the
head of the institution, as he appeared and shook hands. "Glad to see
you, Mr. Porter, and also the young ladies," he added. "So you came
all the way by automobile, eh? It must have been a delightful trip."

"It was," answered Dave's uncle.

All went inside, and the visitors were permitted to accompany Dave and
his chums to their dormitory. The boys' baggage had already arrived,
so it did not take the lads long to settle down.

"And now we'll have to start back," said Dunston Porter, a little
later. "Dave, take good care of yourself, and make a good record