Edgar Wallace,
The Just Men of Cordova — XVII.
(1917)
“ He was too late, for Black had a start, and the fear and hatred in him lent him unsuspected speed. The brute instinct in him led him across the field unerringly. He reached the tiny road, fumed to the left, and found the grey racing car waiting, unattended. ”
Edgar Wallace,
The Just Men of Cordova — XVII.
(1917)
“ Scarcely had it cleared the traffic when a long grey racing car cut perilously across the crowded space, dodging with extraordinary agility a number of vehicles, and, unheeding the caustic comments of the drivers, it went on in the same direction as Black’s car had taken. ”
Edgar Wallace,
The Just Men of Cordova — XVII.
(1917)
“ He had cleared Kingston and was on the Sandown road when he heard the loud purring of a car behind. He turned and looked, expecting to find his second car, but a punctured tyre held Black’s reserve on Putney Heath. Black was a little uneasy, though it was no unusual thing for cars to travel the main Portsmouth road at that hour of the night. He knew, too, that he could not hope to keep ahead of his pursuer. He caught the unmistakable sound which accompanies the racing car in motion. “We’ll wait till the road gets a little broader,” he said, “and then we’ll let that chap pass us.” ”
