'old-school , ' young master drake agreed . he looked around for nonexistent trees . a person could probably find a lot of trouble up there . man , was i in for a rude awakening . `` i do n't know what his game is . i stared at him as he spoke and i felt my heart turning . a car turned onto the street half a mile down and headed toward her , the burned-out muffler rumbling loud in the still night . 