Let's go."
Remedios opened the throttle and with a rattle and roar, the
ramshackle old car darted ahead on the road taken by Gabby Pete, and
soon had left the town behind and was out on the desert.
Only the upper edge of the sun stood now above the western mountains,
and the purple shadows were long across the plain. In the east the sky
was darkest blue and the stars already twinkled brightly. A rosy light
lingered at the zenith, while above the western mountains the sky was
ruddy bright with the afterglow as the sun slipped farther and farther
down and finally vanished altogether. Then night began to descend with
a swiftness unknown in the East. The rattle of the car made
conversation difficult and the newcomers lapsed into silence,
becoming absorbed in watching the majesty of the scene.
Presently the engine began to miss fire, then emitted a final groan as
Remedios closed the throttle, cutting off the flow of gas, and
stopped. Remedios threw the clutch into neutral, applied the brake,
and climbed out. Raising the cover of the hood, he peered within. Then
he shook his head dolorously.
"It is of no use, Senor," he said to Frank, who had jumped from the
running board and stood beside him. "She is finish.
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