The Washington times., 1917-12-19
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
BY BRAN STOKER.

KHUT in Gods name what does
this mean?' HRrker cried
out, "Dr. Seward, DIR. Van
HelsiRg, what is it," What
has happened: What is wrong?
J Nina. dear, what is It? What does
| that blood mean? My God, my God!
has 1t come to this"' and raising him
self to his knees, he beat his hands
wildly together.
Good God, help US! help her. oh,
help herr
with a quick movement he jumped
from bed, and began TO pull on his
clothes-all the man in him awoke
at the need for instant exertion.
what has hsppened?" Tell me all
about it?" he cried without pausing.
"Dr. Van HelsinE. you love Nina.
know. Oh, do something to save her.
1t cannot have gone too far get.
Guard her while I look for him."
Tis wife, through her terror and
horror and distress, saw some sure
danger to him; instantly forgetting
her own grief, she seized holu Of him
and cried out:
mo! no! Jonathan, you must not
leave me. have suffered enough to
night, God knows, without the dread
OF his harming you. You must stay
with me. Stay with these friends who
will watch over you!"
Her expression became frantic as
she spoke: and, he yielding to her,
she pulled him down sitting on the
bedside. and chung TO him fercely.
Van HelsinE and / tried to calm
them both. The professor held up
his little golden crucihx, and said
with with wonderful calmness:
here; and whilst this is close to you
no foul thing can approach. You are
safe for tonight; and we must be
calm and take counsel together"
TELLTALE TEETHMARKs
EVIDENCE OF COUNTS LUST.
She shuddered and was silent. hold
ing down her head on her husbands
breast. When she raised Il, HIS white
nightrobe was stained with blood
where her lips had touched. and where
the thin, open wound in her neck had
sent forth drops. The instant she
saw IL she drew back. with q low
wall. and whispered, amidst choking
sobs:
"Cnclean! unclean. must touch
him or kiss him no more. Oh, that
II should be that IL 10 I who am now
ne "SASN anu hV may
have most cause to fear" To this
he spoke out resolutely:
Nonsense. Nina. II is a shame to
me TO hear such a word. would not
hear it OF you: and I shall not bear
II from you. May God Judge me by
my deserts, and punish me with more
bitter suffering than even this hour,
if by any act or will of mine any
thing ever come between u.s."
He put out his arms and folded her !
to his breast: and for a while she lay |
there sobbing. He looked at us over |
her bowed head, with eyes that
blinked damply above his quiyerIng |
nostrils; his mouth was set as steel. |
After a while her sobs became less |
frequent and more faint. and then he |
said to me, speaking with a studied |
cslmness which l felt tried his nerv. |
GUS power to the utmost:
DR. SEWARD RELATES
STORY OF COUNTS DEED.
"Aud now. DR.. Seward. tell me all |
about Il. Too well know the broad I
fact; tell me all that has BEEN
told him exactly what had hap /
pensd. and he listened with seeming |,
impassivcness: but his nostrils |
twitched and his eyes blazed as told !,
how the ruthless hands OF the count /
had held his wife in that terrible and |
horrid position, with her mouth to
the open wound In his breast.
It interested me. even at that moment.
10 see that. whilst the face OF white set
passion worked couvuislvely over the
Dowed head. the hands tenderly and low
Ingly stroked the rufhed hair.
Just az had finished Quincy and Go
ialming knocked at the door. They en-
cred In obedience to our sumomns. Van