CHAPTER XXIII 

THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE 

"A fight! a fight!" came from the crowd, and soon Tom and Koswell were surrounded by a number of students and some outsiders. 

The blow from the bully angered Tom greatly, and skating forward he made a pass at Koswell. But the latter ducked, and then came back at Tom with a blow that sent the fun-loving Rover into several students standing by. 

"Say, Rover, look out, or Jerry Koswell will eat you up!" said one of the seniors. 

"Koswell is a good scrapper," came from another. 

"I gave him one lesson and I can give him another," answered Tom. "There, take that!" 

He turned swiftly and rushed at Koswell. One blow after another was delivered with telling accuracy, and Koswell went flat on his back on the ice. When he got up his nose was bleeding. 

"I'll fix you!" he roared. "Come on to shore and take off your skates!" 

"I'm willing," answered Tom recklessly. He knew fighting was against the rules of the college, but he was not going to cry quits. 

The pair moved toward the shore, the crowd still surrounding them. They soon had their skates off. 

"Now, Jerry, do him up brown!" came from Larkspur, who was present. 

"Give him the thrashing of his life!" added Flockley, who had come up. 

"He has got to spell able first, and he doesn't know the alphabet well enough to do it!" answered Tom. 

"What's up?" cried a voice from the rear of the crowd, and Dick appeared, followed by Sam. 

1. what is the title of the chapter
2. what chapter is it
3. who was angered by the hit
4. who said look out
5. who aquired a bloody nose
6. what did Flockley say
7. who cried whats up
8. was it said Kosswell is a good scrapper
9. who was said was going to eat Rover up
10. what chant came from the crowd
11. what did Larkspur say
12. who was sent into students from a hit
13. who followed dick when he appeared
14. did they move off the ice to land
15. did they keep their skates on
16. was fighting against the rules
17. who was fighting
18. who fell on his back
19. who said there take that
20. did someone say whats up?

Numbered answers:
1. THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE
2. CHAPTER XXIII
3. Tom
4. one of the seniors
5. Koswell
6. Give him the thrashing of his life
7. a voice from the rear of the crowd
8. yes
9. Jerry Koswell
10. A fight! a fight!
11. Now, Jerry, do him up brown!
12. Rover
13. Sam
14. yes
15. no
16. yes
17. Tom and Koswell
18. Koswell
19. Tom
20. yes