Professor Scotch came in and expressed his curiosity over a queer little cabinet which Frank had taken from his trunk.
“Oh, that’s a curiosity I picked up,” explained the boy. “I fancied it might come in handy some time, and I mean to carry it home with me.”
“But what in the world is it?” asked the professor, endeavoring to open it, but being unable to do so. “How do you get into the thing?”
“This way.”
Frank touched the cabinet, and the top flew open, while up shot the head of a serpent with forked tongue and fiery eyes, seeming to hiss and strike at the professor.
CHAPTER III.
THE PROFESSOR IS PUZZLED.
Professor Scotch gave a shriek of terror, and fell over backward.
“Save me!” he roared. “I’m a dead man! Kill the thing!”
“What’s all this about?” asked Frank, in apparent surprise. “What is the matter with you, professor?”