The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
CHAPTER VII
| Keep q Fearful Nlqll.

TT WINS the second day nftrr the arrival
~ m" company that | was summoned
i ln lhr drawing room 10 meet them.
MIS- lirnN brought me the mes
N'L' Adele, my pupll. shr said. had
asked 20 "fco the ladies' and Mr Roch-
ester h'd ordered her to b" brought To
~" uftWiug room Hftcr dinner. adding.
ANA send Miss Eyre here, too II IN,
does not come I viii fetch her
s'i I'm the most ucOngpiCuOus part NJ
ih" great room that I could find and
waited \ suu sound Of rising became
audible. IN" great, crimson curtains We're
swept mck and had glimpse through
ihr arch " the dining room, with It's
Iurif" pouring down upon u magnificent
dessert service upon n long table As the
lidltN entered ! arose and Courtcsed TO
them some NJ them nodded their hcnds
To me; the otlurs simply stared nt ne.
" IN not necessary To go into the de-
I tails ut that evening suffice IL that /
saw Mr. Rochester and blanche Ingram
l9g'lh't and 40 close range and was
| lhthkiul 10 WNstlf for having disciplined
my mind beforehand It seemed to me
mat they were destined bride and groom
| IN spite ot what Mrs Fairfax had said
/ nnu, ln ihct ! began TO hear rumors NJ
ihe approaching marriage even the date
N'i WAS sometimes mentioned
/ l'risi" The company lcft. however. a
'ihnE" Incident took place ono con-
n,rlcd with that strange. wicri laugh
dhy when Mr. Rochester happened 10
'- absent on business nt a town ten
iullr. away, there came to the hall %
sinui. uldiily-nEcd man. with u peculiar
NHluW complexion. who announced him.
S'li us friend NJ Mr. Rochester and
said that Dee would take the h.rrty nj
Installing himself there until the return
uf the master
lie introduced himself ns MIR Mason
rom IN" West Indies Spanish town OF
Jamaica, aud seemed 10 feel the cold
hrrnlNs NH one accustomed tp a tropical
DllWo would When Mr Rochester rc-
turned Md found that Nr Mason had
arrived ut the hHll he seemed much per-
iuthcd but greeted tho self. invited guest
pH an old friend and seemed 10 hold pri-
Nut' talks with him
II hpd fallen tu my lot 10 announce ~
Nr Rochester. upon hts return tn th"
hln, that Mt Mason was awaiting him
The muster, when | made the announce
n'ui. did q very singular thing 'Jonc,
Jane H1id h, rive got blow" he
seemed tu s'rrvf and I s1id. Lean on
me, SIR Ne sat down and made me vt
hN him llr took my hand IN his and
EtEri ut me With q troubled and drcpry
look My liitl, friend suii he. II wish
] were ON u quiet island with only YOU.
aud trouble aud danger Oui hidcous rec
ullcctious removed uom me
can help YOU, sir | said ia
civ, my llir 'o serve YOU
lpu,' Jane n ever mid ig wanted
VIII week ~ lt Nour hands" he poid
Tint uIENt, nt q late hour after | had
been some time iu bed. heard cry -
iuni Iigj whnt rry The night. tho
stiffness, iiy rest was rent In twain hN
' a. savage. shNru. shrlll sound that Tnu
from end tu 'ud ot Thufuiicld hall
The ,fy died pud was not renewed
Indeed whatever being uttered that fear
'ul Hhfiuk could not repeat a. not IN,
Wldost-W Wlugyd condor ~ the Andes could
twice bon succession. send out such vel
from iis cloud surrounded ncfiy tn,
thug delivering such uitrfnuCcs must
rest ere 10 could repeat tho effort
The tfN uIWu from the third story. fnl
\ pgrs'l overhead. No.. in the room ~.
durilN above INV chamber | now heard d
sifUEu'y 1 deadly one " seemed from
The uoisv nui q half smotiiricd Nuly,
shouted llulu' help hrlp" three times
rapidly VIII un uuo Gomez" lt Crird
lnl then. VhIl, the staggering nm,
stamping went vn Wilih. Rochester
Rochester Rochester Tor Gods sake
\ chamber door opened, someone t1t
1luur 'hc passage. Another step sinmpc
ON the luur above. something f0ll and
then there WnH silence I nut en- som,