"I am going to make some observations," was the answer, and no
one paid any more attention to him for some time. Supper was
nearly ready when Mr. Parker returned. His face wore a rather
serious air, and Mr. Damon, noting it, asked laughingly:
"Well, did you discover any volcanoes, that may erupt during
the night, and scare us to death?"
"No," replied Mr. Parker, calmly, "but there is every
indication that we will soon have a terrific electrical storm.
From a high peak I caught a glimpse of one working this way
across the mountains."
"Then we'd better fasten the tent well down," called Tom. "We
don't want it to blow away."
"There will not be much danger from wind," was Mr. Parker's
opinion.
"From what then?" asked Mr. Jenks.
"From the discharges of lightning among these mountain peaks,
which contain so much iron ore. We will be in grave danger."
The fact that the scientist had not always made correct
predictions was not now considered by his hearers, and Tom and
the two men gazed at Mr. Parker in some alarm.
"Is there anything we can do to avoid it?" asked Mr. Jenks.
"The only thing to do would be to leave the mountain," was the
answer, "and, as the iron ore extends for miles, we can not get
out of the danger zone before the storm will reach us. It will be
here in less than half an hour.
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