Aminute，two，anotherpassed。AndthenRhodaGray，tight-lipped，herfacedrawnhard，asherownheadlightssuddenlyedgedawayfromtheroadandopenedwhatlookedlikeadeepravineonherleft，whiletheroadcurvedtotheright，flungafrenziedglancebackofher。Itwasherchance-heronechance。Danglarwasperhapsalittlemorethanahundredyardsintherear。Yes-now！Hisheadlightswerestreamingoutonherleftashe，too，touchedthecurve。Theright-handsideofhercar，theright-handsideoftheroadwereinblackness。Shecheckedviolently，almosttoastop，theninstantlyopenedthethrottlewideoncemore，wrenchingthewheelovertoheadthemachinefortheravine；andbeforethecarpickedupitsmomentumagain，shedroppedfromtheright-handside，dartedtothefaredgeoftheroad，andflungherselfflatdownupontheground。
Thegreat，blackbodyofhercarseemedtosailoutintonothingnesslikesomeweirdaerialmonster，theheadlightsstreaminguncannilythroughspace-thenblackness-andaterrificcrash。
Andnowtheothercarhadcometoastopalmostoppositewhereshelay。Danglarandthetwochauffeurs，shoutingateachotherinwildexcitement，leapedoutandrushedtotheedgeoftheembankment。
Andthensuddenlytheskygrewredasagreattongue-flameshotupfrombelow。Itoutlinedtheformsofthethreemenastheystoodthere，until，abruptly，asthoughwithoneaccord，theyrushedpell-melldowntheembankmenttowardtheburningwreckage。AndastheydisappearedfromsightRhodaGrayjumpedtoherfeet，sprangforDanglar’scar，flungherselfintothedriver’sseat，andthecarshotforwardagainalongtheroad。
Ashout，awildchorusofyells，thereportsofafusilladeofshotsreachedher；shecaughtaglimpseofformsrunninginsanelyafterheralongtheedgeoftheembankment-thensilencesavefortheroarofthespeedingcar。