"Call Captain Putnam, somebody!" came from Nick Pell. He was so frightened he could scarcely speak.
There was an emergency bell near the door, to be used in case of fire, and this one of the boys touched. At once the alarm sounded out, and in a few minutes the hallways were filled with pupils as on the previous night, while some of the teachers and Peleg Snuggers appeared with chemical fire extinguishers in their hands.
"Where is the fire?"
"Shall I telephone for the Cedarville fire department?"
"Has anybody been burnt?"
"What room is it in?"
Such were some of the questions asked. Then Captain Putnam rushed on the scene.
"It's the snake again!" wailed one of the cadets, who now stood bolt upright on his bed, his eyes bulging from his head.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, the snake is in here," answered Tad Sobber. "Why, it fairly jumped over my bed!"
"He tried to bite me in the face!" came from Nick Pell, who was so excited he scarcely knew what he was saying.
More lights were lit, and Captain Putnam went off to get a shotgun.
