"Why, honest,
I could feel the ground shake under me when that thunder clap came!
And as I happened to be looking over there where the opening lies,
the flash nearly blinded me."
"Lightning and thunder in November is something you don't often meet,"
was the comment of Ralph, turning a perplexed face toward Hugh, as
though depending on the leader of the Wolf patrol to solve the puzzle.
Without saying a word, Hugh jumped to his feet and went outside to
take a look around. He came back almost immediately, and his face
told them that his investigation instead of clearing up the mystery
had only added to it.
"What did you find out, Hugh?" questioned Bud.
"Not a single cloud to be seen in all the sky!" said the other
impressively.
"Whew! that seems queer, doesn't it?" faltered Bud.
"And it must be almost down to freezing, into the bargain," added
the patrol leader. "I've seen lightning before, in February even,
but always during a thaw. Fact is, boys, I can't believe that it was
either lightning or thunder we saw and heard."
"But, Hugh, what could it have been then?" demanded Ralph.
"If we were nearer the granite quarries, I'd say they had set off an
extra big blast.
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