for the world," he added, tenderly.

"I shall watch out, Dick,-- and I'll make the others watch out, too."
And then, as he squeezed her hand, she added, in a lower voice: "How
is that other matter coming along?"

"Not very well, Dora," and Dick's face became more serious than ever.

"Can't your father manage it?"

"I don't think so. You see, he isn't in very good health-- he breaks
down every once in a while. Those business matters worry him a great
deal."

"Can't your uncle help him?"

"No, Uncle Randolph means well, but he is no business man-- he showed
that when he allowed those men to swindle him out of those bonds,"
went on Dick, referring to an event which has been related in detail
in "The Rover Boys on the Farm."

"But what can you do, Dick?" questioned the girl, earnestly.

"I think I'll have to quit college and take up the matter myself,"
answered Dick Rover.

CHAPTER IV

THE END OF THE "DARTAWAY"