Stacy not so full of scenery that he has no room for food. A hired man who wrote “pomes” comes to grief. Elfreda objects to a snoring Overlander. Two storms meet over the Overland camp. “Lie down, everyone!”
[Chapter XIV—Overtaken by Disaster]
Tents and campfire blow away. A bolt from the clouds stuns the Overland Riders. Lieutenant Wingate is strangely missing. A dizzy slide down the sloping rocks. “I reckon the mountain must have fallen on me.” The “laziest man in the Yellowstone.”
[Chapter XV—A Strange Experience]
Electric Peak affects the Overlanders peculiarly. Stacy’s heart “beats all.” Grace admits to feeling “queer.” “There’s something peculiar about this place,” cries Tom Gray. Stacy plunges over the edge of the mountain.
[Chapter XVI—A Mountain of Distress]
“He’s killed! He’s killed!” A rescue that is accomplished with difficulty. Overland Riders conclude that they have had enough of the mysterious mountain. Jim Badger has news for his charges. “There’s been another robbery down to the Springs Hotel,” he tells them.
[Chapter XVII—Greasing the Geyser]
Suspiciously acting strangers spy on the Overland camp. Stacy suggests that they forget their troubles in food. The guide gives the fat boy a suggestion. Awed by “Old Faithful Geyser.” Bears hot on the trail of the fat boy.