The Washington times., 1917-12-31

kET Z swear much, and he red
face and loud OF voice, but
he good fellow all the
= same: and when Quincy
give him something from his pocket
which crackIe as he roll it up, an
put 1t IN a so small bag which h'
have hid deep in his clothing, he still
- better fellow and humble servant tC
us. He come with-us, and ask many
men who are rough and hot; these
{ be better fellows too when they had
! been no more thirsty.
They say much of blood and bloom
and of others which l comprehend
not, though l guess what they mean
but nevertheless they tell us all
things which we want TO know.
VAN HELsING OBTAINS
: NEWS OF DRACULA'S MOVES.
They make known to us among
! them, how last afternoon at about
! 5 o'clock comes a man so hurry. \
tall man, thin and pale, with high
nose and teeth so white, and eyes
that seem to be burning. That he be
: all in black. except: that he have a
} hat OF straw which suit not him or
the time. That he scatter his money
in making quick inquiry as to what
ship sails for the Black sea and for
: where.
Some took him TO the office and
then to the ship. where he Will not
2 20 aboard but halt at shore end OF
EanE-Plsnk, rand ask that the cap
tain come to him. The captain come.
when told that he will be pay Well:
and though he swear much at the
FIRST he agree to term.
Then the thin man so and some
cn09 tell him where horse and cart
car be hired. He go there and soon
u come again. himself driving
cart on which a great box; this
he himself lift down. though il
take several to put il on truck
for the ship. He give much talk to
captain as to how and where his
box is to be place; but the captain
like IL not and swear at him in
many tongues. and tell him that II
he like he can come and see where
It shall be.
But he say mo- that he come not
yet, for that he have much to do.
whereupon the captain tell him thai
he had better be quick-with blood
for that his ship will leave the
place-of blood-before the turn OF
man smile. and say that of course
he must 90 when he think fit; but
he will be surprise if he go quite
so soon.
''The captain swear again. polygloti
and the thin man make him bow. and
thank him, and say that he will 20
far intrude on his kindness as TO
come aboard before the sailing. Final
the captain, more red than ever, and
IN more tongues, tell him that he
doesn't want no Frenchmen-with
bloom upon them and also with blood
i'm his ship-with blood on her also.
And so, after asking where there
might be close at hand a shop where
he might purchase ship forms, he
departed.
mo one knew where he went 'or
bloomin' well cared, as they said
of-weIl with blood again; for it
soon became apparent to all that the
Czarina Catherine would not sail as
was expected. 4 thin mist began to
creep up from the river. and il grew.
and grew; till soon a dense fog en-
veloped the ship and all around hCr.
The captain swOre polyglOt-very
polyglot with bloom and.
blood; but he could do nothing. The
water rose and rose. and he began
to fear that he would lose the tide
altogether. He was in no friendly
mood, when just at fun tide, the
thin man came up the gang-plank
again and asked to see whore his box
had been slowed Then The captain
replied that he wished that he and
his box-old and with much bloom
and blood-were in hell.
"But the thin man did not be Of
fend, and went down with the mate
and saw where it was place. and