oice that a crowd began to collect in the cor

asked more th

ng to try to beat each other at p

pp is a prime one at bag punching. It's a

tudent. "Flapp took lessons from a man who us

n't try to beat him,

was soon ready for the trial, and stepping up to

l right," blust

ou must remember, I am not quite so

e you are migh

do your punching you can raise

" came from sever

on the floor again, and

was d

is the best bag-puncher

't hel

ou if you don't do a

t h

d was afraid he was a little stiff. But, it may be added here, there was a punchin

marked Lew Flapp presently. "

d Dick, and branched off into so

sure

" and now Dick settled

nt the bag, th

hat, too," answe

ke to s

nd having adjusted the bag to suit him, he went at

ost difficult exercise. It was certainly well executed a

to hump himself to d

he can touch it

had not practiced for a considerable time, yet he did not miss a stroke,

Dick!" cried

ll it a tie," sugge

arned some time before, from a boxing instructor. It was full of intricate movements, all executed so rapidly tha

derf

ick Rover could

e to get up early in th

ted Lew Flapp angrily. "I can do

us se

ust now. Remember, I was punching the

of us just came from the me

of the trial," said a voic

rage. "I want you all to know that I ain

to continue?" questione

t? But I'll show you what I can d

all r

hing bag," went on the tall boy, who had lost

hink and what I don't think

rs, Dick Rover. They tell all sorts of stories

e use of quarreling,"

red Dick. "He challenged me to punch the

k you're the only toad in the puddle. But you ain't, let me tell you that. As

et me say he never asks any cadet to knuckle under to him,

rue!" came from half a

ver is a

t Lew Flapp fiercely, his face growing dark with

ed Tom, who had just

who used to

name?" quest

he had left because the Rover

fraud!" cr

e was kicked out,"

t in Dick. "I can prove it

what is more, Dick Rover, don't you expect me to knuckle under to you. If you try that game, you'll get

e from Tom. "He believes in meeting troub

us," said Dick. "That's the way that rascally teacher expects to g

w with little Tommy Browne, and knocked Tommy down, and a few days after that he had a fight with Jack Raymond, and was pounding Jack goo

tance," said Dick determinedly. "I don't want a

do

of Dan Baxter," put in Tom. "If he h

new name for Flapp,"

lap?" questioned Tom

pja

if he ever gets into a

en followed a

e back to Putnam Hall to dig in and learn something. I've had enough adventures

ave you alone, Dick?"

for themselves, that's all," wa