The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15

russell leaves that had forgotten 10 drop
shi down on a still" which led from the
NlghNhy into ile short cut across the
liclds, gnthered my mantle about ms and
tn'Hetcd my hands In my muH From
my ArHt ! could look down upon Thorn
ned the Hall lay In a valley The gray
b4itlcmcnt front WAS the principal on-
l''i. w The landscape below me ! lin
ES'ed HHll the eun went down In Grim,
~oh .bhG lhc moon rose over the hill be-
Nlnd nic
4 ride noise broke the fine rippllngs
ana Whispcfingr ~ sound at once 30 far
away and so r"nl a positive tramp
tramp. metallic glAtter witch deutroya
lh"so liner sounds ~, I'm HNpicture, the
soAd mass ot rrng or the rough boloH NJ
u great OAK. drawn In dark and strong
IN IN" foreground ctfa-- tho horial dis.
lance ~ azure hul. sunny horizon and
4 TINT
( Tho din that | heard was on the ron
/ Or the tdus'WUy r"Hlly-H horse wns
| coming The lane hy which ~ was M
I proeChing was 50 marrow that sat still
! on the stile % let n go hy heard n
/ inHh h)1 the hazel hedge and close down
ny the stems came y great doy-a iion
IKE creature with big head and msn,
| Following came a tall stsed, on It's tack
y rider only traveller taking ths
short eat to Millco,e." I thought ThI
rider passed and. leaving the stile.
went on few PAGES Then I turned
had heard sliding sound and excismn.
ton Of What the deAce 10 do nov" from
the rider Gathering tumble Man nnc
horse had gone down. slipped on n Rhee,
oi Ice which glazed the causeway OF the
lane
The dog came bounding back and. sec.
inE ms master In predicamen,. und
hearing groun from the horse, barkct
til the evening hills rang again Hs
hnliitd around the prostrhtr group anc
( then ran IN to me. | walked TO In,
traveller. who was by this time trying q
free himself from his fallen horse Hli
efforts seemed so vigorous that thought
he could not o. much hurt hut ask et
him the question. Are you injured sir?'
think he was swearing, but am no
=, certain. At any rate, ho was prunouncin,
some formula which prevented him iron
replying directly 10 me. can ] do any,
thing asked nguin You must stan,
on one side he replied ~ hr rose frs
! io his knees and then 10 his feet a.,
so. The horse scrambled 20 it's feet ais
ana the dog set up a great bnying Il
you ARE hurt, sir. and want help, | cal
send some one, either from Thorn,lel
hall or from Hay" said
Thank YOU tho man rnpled. IN
homes broken, only ~ sprain." But whe
% he tried TO walk he said Ugh" To pu
, his right foot TO the ground eyidentl
caused him great pain.
, Something OF Daylight stlIl fingered mn
" the moon was waxing bright. I could No
n him plainly. His figure was envoloped
. q riding cloak, fur. colIarcd and stee
c claspod, ! traced the general outline
4 y man ~ medium height and consid,rah
4 breadth OF chest. Ito had DIRK fac
g with stern features aud q heavy hro,
= Ills eyes and heavy eyebrows looked ir,
iul and ihwaried lust now
- lie Mus uust his NOuth huf I
IL had not reached middle age perhaps
might be ~ | felt no fear Of him M
but little HhNnoss Had he been han,
some, heroic-looking Young gentleman
should no, have dared 10 stand there IN,
questioning him against hts will and q
fcring my services unnsked hi
hardly ever IN my life seen handson
| outh.-ncycr had spoken TO one.
had an instructive, theoretical rcveron
for beauty, elegance, gallantry. fSscin
inCatnale should have know instlnctly
~ that they neither had, nor could hay
any sympathy with anything In mo nj
should have Stunned them as one wou
fire, lightning or anything else that
bright but unsympnthetc
ii Hut before this stranger I felt no ar
arrassmenl Il csnno, think OF leavi
/ YOU, STR" | said, 'at 40 lats an hour
this solitary lane TIL | see that YOU a
az Ia mount your horse
III VI should think YOU ought 10 he
homo Yourself wns the reply '"rhs,
II YOU havo homo In this neighborho,
Where do YOU come from
From Just below here, replied, "a
am not at all afraid of boink out alo
AT night"
You live Just below here1 no y
mean At that house with tho haiti
mentsT"
"Nes STR"
whose house Ia IT,
MIR. RochCHters'
DO YOU know Mr. Rochester,"
No"
lie IL not q resident here. them"
NO"
ii can YOU toll me where he isI"
~ cannot
The man looked me over carefully =
then snld you are not q servant at
hall. ~ course, are youf'
II am tho rovctness.
"'rhe soverness have you an u
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