By this time the three sophomores were angry in earnest, and they proceeded to pitch into the freshman.
“We’ll have to spank him again, Bing,” said Ready.
But when they tried to yank the freshman down and get him into position for spanking, they found it could not be done very easily, and he managed to rap their heads together till they saw stars and heard bells ringing.
“Aren’t you having lots of fun with me?” inquired Boltwood.
“Oh, lud!” groaned Ready. “My head, my head!”
“Never mind,” said the freshman. “It’s hard to crack solid wood.”
“Now, that’s too much!” exploded Jack.
“Is it?” asked Boltwood. “Then it may not be solid; perhaps it’s hollow.”
“Jump on him!” urged Carker, whose “dander” was up. “Let’s kill him!”
“That’s right!” urged the fellow; “go ahead and kill me. I’ll see how you do it.”