My friend was at the wheel and did a few turns all right, till we came to a straight shoot, very narrow, a ditch on one side, trees on the other, and just here the brake refused to work.

Reaching over I touched his shoulder and suggested that he should go slower.

No reply; he was speechless, and we knew at once that he had lost control, and realized our horrible position.

On we rushed, he guiding it straight all right, till we approached the bend, the worst on the road, and quite impossible to manipulate at great speed.

Right in front was an unguarded cliff, with a drop of 500 feet over practically a precipice.