The Washington times., 1917-12-03

~ have seen hitherto how
good light all the things
have made. We have told
our secrets, and yet no one who has
told is the worse for it."
Mrs. Harker began to blush, and
taking a paper from her pockets, she
said:
"Dr. Van Helsing, will you read
this, and tell me II II must go in.
It is my record OF today. 1 too have
seen the need of putting down at
present everything. however trivial;
but there is little in this except
what is personal. Must II go IMP
The professor read it over gravely,
and handed it back, saying:
TT need not go in IL you do not
wish IL; but 1 pray that 1t may. 1t
can but make your husband love you
the more, and all us, YOUR friends,
more honor you-as well as more es-
TEEN and love-" She took it back
with another blush and a bright
smile
FINAL MEETING ARRANGED
FOR WAR ON VAMPIRE.
And so now, up to this very hour,
all the records we have are COM
plete and in order. The professor
took away one copy to study after
dinner, and before our meeting,
which is fixed for o'clock. The
rest OF US have already read every
thing: so when we meet in the study
we shall all be informed as to facts,
and can arrange our plan of battle
with this terrible and mysterious
enemy.
NINA HARKER'S JOURNAL.
80 September-when we met in
DR.. Stewards study two hours after
dinner. which had been at 6 o'clock,
we unconsciously formed a sort OF
board or committee. Prof. Van Hell
sing took the head OF the table, to
which DR.. Seward motioned him as
he came into the room. He made me
sit next to him on his right, and
asked me to act as secretary:
Jonathan sat next TO me. Opposite
US were Lord Godalming. DR.. Seward,
and Mr.. Morris-Lord Godalming be-
ing next the professor, and DR.. Sc
ward in the center. The professor
said:
81 may, suppose, take it that we
are all acquainted with the facts
that are in these papers We all
expressed assent, and he went on:
Then It were, think good that
tell you something OF the kind OF
enemy with which we have to deal
shall then make known TO you
something OF the history OF this man,
which has been ascertsined for me.
So we then can discuss how we shall
act, and can take our measure ac-
cording.
There are such beings as YAM
plres; some OF US have evi-
dence that they exist. Even had we
not the proof OF our own unhappy ex-
perience, the teachings and the rec
ords OF the past give proof enough for
sane peoples. / admit that at the
first I was sceptic. Were 1t not that
through long years have train
myself to keep an open mind, ! could
not have believe until such time as
that fact thunder on my ear. See! see!
I prove; prove Alas! Had I known
at the first what now l know-nay,
had even guess at him-one so
precious life had been spared TO many
Of us. who did love her.
MUST WORK HARD
TO SAVE OTHER SOULS.
But that is gone, and we must so
work, that other poor souls perish not,
whilst We can save. The nosferatu
do not die like the bee when he sting
once. He is only stronger, and being
stronger, have yet more power to
work evil This vampire which Is
among us, is Of himself so strong in
person as twenty men; he is of cum
ming more than mortal. for his cum
ming be the growth of ages: he have
still the aids of necromancy, which is,
as his etymology imply, the divin-
alton by the deau. and all the dead
that he can come nigh to are for him
at command: he Is brute, and more
than brute: he is devil in caIIous. and
the heart OF him is not: he can, within
his range, direct the elements; the
Storm the fog. tho thunder: he can