"It's an infernal machine fur a fact," grinned Hank. "Jest take a squint at it."
He held the candle high and the boys peered curiously through the glass top. There was a hiss and a rattle, and a huge rattlesnake struck its head furiously against the glass top.
A RATTLESNAKE STRUCK ITS HEAD AGAINST THE GLASS TOP.
There was a chorus of excited cries from the boys.
"A rattlesnake!"
"An old sockdolager!"
"Isn't he a monster?"