Brandon of the Engineers

"I guess that's how he went," said Payne.

Dick nodded. The car would travel smoothly if its speed was controlled,

but it would make some noise and he could not remember having heard

anything. The peons, however, frequently used the car when they visited

their comrades at the mixing sheds, and he supposed the rattle of wheels

had grown so familiar that he had not noticed it.

"Send the boys away; there's nothing more to be done," he said.

They turned back towards the shack, and after a few minutes Jake

remarked: "It will be a relief when this business is over. My nerves are

getting ragged."