The Washington times., 1917-12-05
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
BY BRAN STOKER.

TERB We were interrupted
~ In 4 very startlins way
Outside the house came
the Sound Of q pistolshoti the
glass of the window WAS shattered
with a bullet, which, tlcOchetting
from the top Of the embrasuTe, struck
the far wall Of the room. am
afraid I am 81 hsart = coward, for
j shrieksd out The men all Jumped
to their fssti Lord 0odAlming. few
over TO the window and throw UP tho
sash. As he dId 30 We heard Mr..
MsrriSs voice Without
HHorrYI fear have alarmed you.
I shall come In and tell you about
g." 4 minute later he came In and
Said;-
'Ts was an idiotis thing OF me to
DO, and I ask your pardon, Mrs.
Hsrker, most sIuoerolyAI fear must
have frightened you terribly. But the
fact Is that whilst the professor was
talking there came = big bat and sat
on the WIndOw-sill. I have got such
q horror Of the damned brutes from
recent events that cannot stand
them, and ! went out 70 have . shot,
as have been doing Of late Of eve
nInKs Whenever have one. You used
to laugh at me for Il then. Art
did you. hit itT" asked Or. Van
HslsinE.
ct don't know; I fancy not, for It
few away into the wood" Without
saying any more he took his seat, ana
the professor began to resume his
statemsnt;-
MUST sTERILIZB EARTH
THAT GIVES COUNT LIFE.
ave must trace each OF these boxes;
and when we are ready, We must
either capture or kill this monster in
his lair; or we must, so to speak,
steriliEe the earth, so that no more
he can seek safety in It. Thus in the
end we may find him in his form OF
man between the hours Of noon and
sunset, and so engage with him when
he IL at his most weak.
And now for you. Madam Nina
this night is the end until all be
we'll. You are too precious to US
to have such risk. When we part
tonight, you no more must question.
We shall tell you all in good time.
We are men and are able to bear;
but you must be our star and our
hope, and we shall act all the more
free that you are not IN the danger,
such as we are"
All the men, even Jonathan, seemed
relieved: but II did not seem to me
good that they should brave danger
and, perhaps, lessen their safety
strength being the best safety
through care OF me; but their minds
were made up, and, though 1t was
bitter pill for me to swallow, l could
say nothing, save to accept their
chivalrous care OF me.
| Mr.. Morris resumed the discus
| sion:-
"As there is no time to lose, vote
we have a look at his house right
now. Time is every ything with him:
and swift action on our part may
save another victim"
I own that my heart began to fail
me when the time for action came 50
close, but did not say anything. for
l had a greater fear that II ! ap-
peared as a drag or a hindrance to
their work, they might even leave
me out OF their counsels altogether.
| They have now gone off to CarfaX.
with means TO get into the house.
ManliNe, they had told me to go to
| bed and sleep; as II a woman can
sleep when those she loves are in
| danger! ! shall lie down and pre-
tend to sleep, lest Jonathan have add
ed anxiety about me when he returns
Or. SeUdrd's Diary.
l October, 4 a. m.-Just as we were
about TO leave the house. an urgent
| message was brought to me from
Renfield to know n would see him
at once, az he had something OF the
utmost Importance to say to me. I