They had telephoned to Peter Marley, so that the farmer would know the cause of the delay.

Sam did the driving and now the machine went along well, and almost before they knew it they were at Rayville and asking the way to the Marley farm.

This was on a back road, but the way was good and they reached the farm without trouble, excepting that they had to slow down to let a herd of cows pass them.
"Got here at last, have ye!" cried Peter Marley, as he came out to greet them.

"You kin put that 'mobile under the wagon shed if ye want to," he added.
"Can't we use it to go after the biplane ?" questioned Dick.
"No, there hain't no fit road.

If ye say so, we can go on hosses--if ye want to pay fer ridin'," added the farmer shrewdly.