The Washington times., 1917-11-07
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WHICH II puts
upon him makes him
doubt himself. try to cheer
helps him to have a belief in him
self But II is here that --e grave
shock that he experienced tells upon
him the most. Oh, 81 Is too hard that
a sweet, simple, noble, strong nature
such as his-a nature which enabled
him, by our dear, good friends aid, to
rise from clerk to master in few
years-should be so injured that the
very essence OF It's strength Is gone.
Forgive me. dear, II 1 worry you
with my troubles in the midst OF your
own happiness: but, Lucy dear, I must
tell some one, for the strain OF keep
ing up a brave and cheerful appear
ance to Jonathan tries me, and I have
no one here that can confide In !
dread coming up to London, as we
must do the day after tomorrow; for
poor Mr.. Hawkins left in his will that
he was to be buried in the grave with
his father. As there are no relations
at all, Jonathan will have to be chief
mourner. I shall try to run over to
see you, dearest. IL only for a few
minutes. Forgive me for troubling
you. With all blessings,
your loving
NINA HARKER.
DR.. Sepdrd's Diary.
20 September.-Only resolution and
habit can let me make an entry
tonight. I am too miserable, too
low-spirited, too sick OF the world
and all in It, including life itself,
that l would not care IL / heard this
moment the Tapping OF the wings OF
the angel of death. And he has been
tapping those grim wings to some
purpose OF late-Lucy's mother and
Arthur's father. and now
Let me get on with my work.
/ duly relieved Van Helsing in his
watch over Lucy. We wanted Arthur
to go to rest, also, but he refused at
first. II was only when told him
that we should want him TO help US
during the day, and that We must not
all break down for want OF rest, lest
Lucy should suffer, that he agreed to
go. Van Helsing was very kind to
him. "Come, my child" he said: come
with me. You are sick and weak. and
have had much sorrow and much
mental pain, as well as that tax on
your strength that we know Of. You
TO be full Of fears and alarms. Come
to the drawing room. where there Is
big hre, and there are two sofas
You shall lie on one, and 1 on the
other. and our sympathy will be COM
fort to each other. even though we do
not speak, and even II we sleep"
Arthur went on with him. casting
back q longing look on Lucy's face.
which lay on her pillow, almost
whittier than the lawn. She lay quite
still. and looked round tho room to
see that all was as It should be. I
could see that the professor had car
ried out In this room. as In the other,
his purpose OF using the garlic; the
whole OF the window sashes reeked
with IT. and round Lucy's neck, over
the silk handkerchief which Van Hell
sing made her keep on, was a rough
chaplet OF the same odorous flowers.
Lucy was breathing somewhat ster-
torously. and her face was at Its
worst. for the open mouth showed the
pale gums Her teeth, IN the dim. un-
certain light, seemed longer and
sharper than they had been in the
morning. In particular, by some
trick OF the light. the canine teeth
looked longer and sharper than the
rest.
I sat down by her, and presently
she moved uneasily. At the same mo-
ment there came a sort of dull flap
ping or bufTeting at the window.
went over to II softly, and peeped out
by the corner of the blind. There was
a full moonlight. and could see that
the noise was made by a great bat,
which wheeled round-dOubtless at
tracted by the light. although so dim
and every now and again struck the
window with its wings. When l came