CHAPTER III

WHAT HAPPENED TO SONGBIRD

It was fully half an hour later before Sam Rover could break away from his college chums and run up to room Number 25, which he had formerly occupied with his brother Tom and which he now shared with Songbird Powell.

Nearly a week before, the youngest Rover had made a date with Grace Laning, inviting her, if the snow remained on the ground, to a sleighride that afternoon and evening. At that time Sam had forgotten completely that this day was the date set for the annual snowballing contest.

"I think I'll go anyway," he had remarked to Songbird, the day before. But then had come word to his roommate that Mr. Sanderson wanted him on a matter of importance, and Stanley, as the leader of the seniors, had insisted upon it that he could not spare both of his chums.

"All right, then," Sam had answered finally; "you can go, Songbird, and do what Mr. Sanderson wants you to, and I'll put off my sleighride with Grace until after the contest;" and so it had been settled.

There were no public turnouts at the college, but Sam had arranged with Abner Filbury, who worked around the place with his father, to obtain for him a first-class horse and cutter from the Ashton livery stable.

"That horse is some goer, believe me!" remarked Abner, when he came to the door of Sam's room, to tell him that the turnout was in readiness. "You'll have to keep your eye on him, Mr. Rover."

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. How long was it before Sam Rover could break away from his college chums and run to room number 25?
2. A week before what did the youngest Rover do?
3. What did he invite her to do?
4. Who use to live in room number 25 with Sam?
5. and what was his name?
6. Who did he share it with now?
7. Where there any public turnouts at the college?
8. What had Sam arrange though?
9. When did Sam decide to put off his sleighride till?
10. Who needed Songbird for something?
11. What did Abner say about the horse when he came to Sam's room?
12. Did he say anything else about it?
13. What did Stanley insist on?
14. Who did Abner Filbury work with?
15. Where stable was the horse from?
16. What factor was pertinant for the sleighride that Sam planned?

Numbered answers:
1. It was fully half an hour
2. made a date with Grace Laning
3. to go on a sleighride that afternoon and evening
4. his brother
5. Tom
6. Songbird Powell
7. no
8. to obtain a first-class horse and cutter from the Ashton livery stable
9. after the contest
10. Mr. Sanderson
11. "That horse is some goer, believe me!"
12. "You'll have to keep your eye on him, Mr. Rover."
13. he could not spare both of his chums.
14. Sam's father
15. the Ashton livery stable.
16. if the snow remained on the ground