half past five
Growling in its might , it swung in a wide circle round the sweep of the drive , gathered speed and shot away down the grade toward the stone gates of the entrance , a quarter mile distant . Presently it swerved through these , to southward . Club-house , waving handkerchiefs and all vanished from Kate 's view . `` Faster , Herrick , '' she commanded , leaning forward , `` I must be home by half past five . '' Again he nodded , and notched spark and throttle down . The car , leaping like a wild creature , began to hum at a swift clip along the smooth , white road toward Newburgh on the Hudson . Thirty miles an hour the speedometer showed , then thirty-five and forty .