It was a big, closed car, covered with dust.

The driver stopped it at the gate and got out.
"Is this Chris Dorn's farm ?" he asked.
"Yes," replied Kurt.
Whereupon the door of the car opened and out stepped a short, broad man in a long linen coat.
"Come out, Lenore, an' shake off the dust," he said, and he assisted a young woman to step out.

She also wore a long linen coat, and a veil besides.

The man removed his coat and threw it into the car.

Then he took off his sombrero to beat the dust off of that.
"Phew! The Golden Valley never seen dust like this in a million years!...