The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-18

and the hellish look that I had heard
described seemed to leap into II. His
/ eyes famed red with hellish passion;
the great nostrils OF the white aqui-
line nose opened wide and quivered at
the edge, and the white sharp teeth
behind the full lips OF blood-dripping
mouth elamped together like those OF
q wild beast.
With a wrench which threw his victim
back upon the bed as though hurled
from height. he turned and sprang az
US. But by this time the professor bad
gained his feet and was holding toward
him the envelope which contained the
sacred wafer. The count suddenly stop
ped. just as poor Lucy had done outside
the tomb and covered back
COUNT COMES BEFORE
CPLIFrTED CRUCIFIXEs.
; Further and further back he covered
as we. lifting our cructfxes advanced.
The moonlight suddenly failed as a great
black cloud sailed across the sky, and
when the gaslight sprang up under
Quincy's match we saw nothing but
faint vapor. This, as we looked, trailed
under the door, which, with the recoil
from its bursting open. had swung back
to its old position
Van Helsing. Art and moved forward
to Mrs. Harker. who by this time had
drawn her breath and with It had given
scream 50 wild. so ear-piercing, 50
despairing that 1t seems to me now that
1t viii ring in my ears to my dying day.
For a few seconds she lay in her help
less attitude and disarray.
Her face was CHASTITY, with pallor
which was accumulated by the blood
which smeared her lips and cheeks and
chin; from her throat trickled thin
stream Of blood.
Her, eyes were mad with terror.
Then she put before her face her poor
crushed hands, which bore on their
whiteness the red mark OF the counts
terrible grip, and from behind them
came a low desolate wall which made
the terrible scream seem only the
quick expression OF an endless grief.
Van Helsing stepped forward and
drew the coverlet gently over her
body, whilst Art, after looking at her
face for an instant despairingly. ran
out of the room. Van Helsing whts-
pered to me:
Jonathan, Is in a stupor such as we
know the Vampire can produce. We
can do nothing with poor Madam
NINA Tor rev moments iii sne re-
covers herself: must wake him.
He dipped the end OF towel in
cold water and with Il began 10 Jack
him on the face, his wife all the
while holding her face between her
hands and sobbing in q way that was
heart-breakinE to her. raised the
blind, and looked out OF the window.
There was, much moonshine: and as I
looked could see Quincy Morris run
across the lawn and hide himself In
the shadow OF a great yew tree.
It puzzled me to think why be was
doing this but at the instant heard
Harker's quick exclamation as She
woke to partial consciousness, and
turned to the bed On his face, as
there might well be was a look
of wild amazement. He seemed
dazed for q few seconds. and then
full consciousness seemed to burst
upon him all at once, and he started
up
His wife was aroused by the quick
movement, and turned to him with
her arms stretched out. as though to
embrace him; instantly, however, she
drew them in again, and putting her
elbows together, held her hands be-
fore her face, and shuddered till the
bed beneath her shook.
(TO BE COntinued Tom0FrOw)
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