The Washington times., 1917-11-17
DRACULA,'
OR
THE VAMPIRE
PART oxE-tcostin1sa,
By BRAN STOKER.

PART ONE-(Continued1
RI 7 ONATHAN win be here at
haIEpast eleven, and you
must come to lunch with US
and see him then: you could
catch the quick 3:34 train, which VIII
Aave you at Paddington before 81
He was surprised at my knowledge 81
the trains ofr-hand. but he does lot
know that I have made up all the
trains to and from Exeter. 50 that
may help Jonathan in case he Is In
hurry.
so he took the papers with him and
went away, and / sit here thinking
thinking don't know what
Letter (sy kend), Vea Helsia0 to Hrs.
Hdrker.
"25 September. Q O'Clock.
Dear Madam Nina:
'Thave read your husbands 50 won
derful diary. You may sleep without
doubt strangeandt terrible as It is. II is
true! will -pledgs, my life on II. It
may be worse for others: but for
him and you there II no dread.
He IL . noble fellow; and let me
tell you from experience of men, that
one who would do a. he did In going
down that wall and to that room
ay, and going q second time-Is not
one to be injured In permanence by
q shock. His brain and his heart are
all right; this swear, before ! have
even seen him;-so be at rest shall
have much to ask him Of other things.
am blessed that today ! come to
see you. for have learn all at once
30 much that again / am dazzle
dazzle more than ever, and I must
think.
yours the most faithful,
|. ABRAHAM VAN HELSING."
THANKS DIR. VAN HELsING
FOR RELIEVING HER MIND.
Letter, Mrs. Harker to VoH HsIsiHG.
"25 September. $50 p. m.
Ny dear DR.. Van Helsing:
"a thousand thanks for your kind
letter, which has taken q great
weight off, my mind. And yet. II IL
be true, what terrible things there
are In the world, and what an awful
thing II that man, that monster. be
really IN London! fear to think.
It have this moment. whilst writ
ing, had q wire from Jonathan, say
ing that he leaves by the 6:20 to-
night from Launceston' and will be
here at 10:1S, so, that / shall have
no fear tonight. VIII you. therefore,
instead OF Iunching, with Us. please
come to breakfast as s o'clock, II
this be nots too early foEs your
You can get away. II you are In
a hurry, by the. 1880 train, which
will bring you to Paddington by
2:35. Do not answer this. as l shall
take II that, II do not hear, you
will come to breakfast.
'Your faithful and grateful friend,
NINA HARRER-"
Jonathan HGrEer's Journal
20 september.-I thought never to
write IN this diary again, but the
time has. come. When got home last
night Nina had supper ready, and
when We had supped she told me Of
Van HeIsing's visit, and Of her hav-
ing given him the two diaries copied
out, and Of how anxious she has been
about me. She showed me In fhs doc
tors letter that all wrote down was
true. --.
LETTER REVEALS COUNT
Is IN LONDON.
II seems to have made . new aGn
Of mo. Tt was the doubt as to the
reality Of the whole thing that knock
ed me over. felt impotsnt, and In
the dark, apd distrustful. But, now
that I know, / am not afraid even
Of the count. He has succeeded after
all, then, in his design In getting to
London. and 1t was he saw. He has
got younger, ana howf
Van Helsing Is the man to unnask
him and hunt him out, II he Is any
thing like what Nina says. We sat
late, and talked ~ all over. Nina IL
dressing, and I shall call at the hotel
In a few minutes and bring him over.
He was. think, surprised to see
me. When came into the room