The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-09
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

has not"ups her. I am truly tharfk-
full that she Is to be left out OF our
future work, and even OF our deliber-
ations. 1t is too great a'strain for a
woman to bear. j did not think so at
first, but 1 know better now. There
fore. am glad that it is settled.
There may be things which would
brighten her to hear; and yet to con-
ceal them from her might be worse
than to tell her II once suspected that
there was any concealemnt. Hence
forth our work is to be a Kealed book
to her, till at least such time as we
can tell her that all is finished, and
the earth free from a monster of the
neither world. | daresay II will be
difficult to begin to keep silence after
such confidence as ours; but I must
be resolute, and tomorrow shall
keep dark over tonight's doings. and
shall refuse to speak OF anything that
has happened. l rest on the sofa, so
as not to disturb her.
ARISE FROM wELL-EARNED
NIGHTS REPOsE.
1 October. later.-I suppose It was
natural that we should have all over
slept ourselves. for the way was
busy one, and the night had no rest
at all Even Nina must have felt Its
exhaustion. for. though slept till the
sun was high. 1 was awake before
her. and had to call two or three times
before she awoke.
Indeed. she was so sound asleep
that for a few seconds she did not
recognize me, but looked at me with
sort of blank terror. as one looks
who has been walked out OF a bad
dream. She complained a little of be-
ing tired, and 1 let her rest till later
in the day.
We now know OF twenty-one boxes
having been removed, and II It be that
several were taken in any of these
removals We may be able to trace
them all.
Such will, OF course, immensely
the matter Is attended to the better. !
| shall look up Thomas Smelling to-
day.
DIR. Stewards DIARY.
1 october-It was toward noon
when / was awakened by the profess /
SCR walking into my room. He was
more jolly and cheerful than usual.
and IT is quite evident that last
nights work has helped to take
some Of the brooSing weight off his
mind. After going ove- the adventure
of the night he suddenly said:
Your patient interests me much.
May it be that with you 1 visit him
this morning? Or IL that you are too
occupy, 1 can go alone IL IL may be.
II is new experis nee to me to find
a lunatic who talk philosophy, and
reason SO sound" / had some work
to do which pressed. so I told him
that IL he would go alone / would
be glad, as then ] should not have
to keep him waiting; so ! called an
attendant and gave him the neces-
sary instructions
Before the professor left the room
/ cautioned him against getting any
false impression from my patient
But" he answered. 81 want him
to talk of himself and of his deIus
ion as to consuming live things. He
said TO Madam Nina, as see in your
diary OF yesterday, that he had once
had such a belief Why do You smile.
friend john
Excuse me-" said. but the answer
is here" laid my hand on the
typewriter matter. When our sane
and learned lunatic made that very
statement OF how he used to con-
sumo life, his mouth was actually
nauseous with the flies and spiders
which he had eaten just before Mrs.
Harker entered the room"
Van Helsing smiled in turn.
Good" he said. Your memory is
true, friend John. should have re-
And yet it is this very
OF thought and memory
which makes mental disease such a
study Perhaps / may
gain more knowledge out OF the fol
y OF this mailman than / shall from
he teaching Of the most wise Who
Ito he Continued Tomorrow
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