The Washington times., 1917-11-21
DRACULA,
OR
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

| to be more rose and more beautiful In
a whole week. after she die-if you
know OF this and know of the white
figure last night that brought the
child to the churchyard, and yet Of
your own senses you did not believe.
how, then. can I expect Arthur. who
know none Of those things to believe
He doubted me when took him
from her kiss when she was dying.
know he has forgiven me because in
some mistaken idea I have done
things that prevent him say good-by
as he ought: and he may think that In
some more mistaken idea this woman
was BURIED alive: and that IN most
mistake Of all we have killed her.
''He VIII then argue back that II Is
we. mistaken ones. that have killed
her by our ideas; and SO he win be
much unhappy always Yet he never
can be sure: and that is the worst Of
all. And he will sometimes think
that she he loved was buried alive.
and that will paint his dreams with
horrors OF what she must have suf-
fered; and again. he win think that
we may be right, and that his so
beloved was. after all, an Un-Dead-
MOI told him once, and since then
I learn much.
'Now. since I know II Is all true.
q hundred thousand times more do
know that he must pass through the
bitter waters 10 reach the sweet. He.
poor fellow. must have one hour that
will make the very face OF heaven
grow black to him; then we can act
for good all around and send him
peace. Ny mind Is made up. Let us
60. You return home for tonight to
your asylum. and see that all be well
As for me. shall spend the night
here in this churchyard in r:y own
way.
MEETING ARRANGED TO
CONTINUE THEIR PLANS.
Tomorrow night you will come to
me to the Berkeley Hotel at 10 OF the
clock. 1 shah send for Arthur to
come. too, and also that so fne young
man Of America that gave his blood.
Later we shall all have work to do.
I come with you so far as Piccadilly
and there dine, for must be back
here before the sun set"
So we locked the tomb and came
away. and got over the wall OF the
which was not much Of
q task, and drove back to Piccadilly.
Note left By Van HslsiHo IN he port.
Dlonto1H, Berkeley HoteI, directed
by John SsDord,' N. d.
CNot Deiivered.)
''27 September.
Friend John
"I write this in case anything should |
happen 60 alone to watch in that /
It pleases me that the
Un-Dead, Miss Lucy. shall not leave !
that so on the morrow night 1
she may be more eager. Therefore
shall fix some things she like mott
garlic and a crucifix-and SO seal up |
the door of the tomb. She Is young /
as Un-Dead. and will heed.
Moreover. these are only
to prevent her coming 1
out: they may not prevail on her
wanting to get in; for them the Un- 4
Dead Is desperate and must ind the
line of least resistance, whatever It
may be, shall be at hand all the
night from sunset till after the sun
rise, and II there be aught that may
be learned shall learn II.
POWERS
OF THE UN-DEAD.
For Miss Lucy, or from her, have
no fear; but that other to whom Is
there that she is Un-Dead, he have no
power to seek her tomb and fnd shell
ter. He is cunning. as I know from
Mr.. Jonathan and from the way that
all along he have fooled us when he
played with us for Miss Lucy's life.
and we lost; and in many ways the
Un-Dead Is strong. He have always
the strength in his hand OF twenty
men: even we four who gave our
strength to Miss Lucy II also Is all TO
alm. Besides. he can summon his
wolf and I know not what.
CTo BE Continued TomorrOw)
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