The Washington times., 1917-12-14
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
BY BRAN STOKER.

could not see the analogy. but did not
like to admit It: so 4 hArked back to
wha, he had denied:
80 you don't care about life and
you don't want souls. Why notf"
put my question quickly and some
what sternly. on purpose to d4scon-
cert him. The effort succeeded; foi
an instant he unconsciously relapsed
into his old servile manner. bent low
before me. and actually fawned Lpon
me as he replied:
81 don't want any souls indeed. IN
deed! I couldn't use them II had
them; they would be no manner Of
ute to me. couldn't eat them
Or" he suddenly stopped and the
OIL Ginning look spread over his face,
like a wind-sweep on the surface OF
the water. "And, doctor. as to Efe.
what Is It, after all7 When you've
got all you require, and you know
that you will never want, that Is. all.
1 have friends-good frIends-like
you DR.. Seward" this was said with
a leer OF inexpressible cunning, "I
know that I shall never lack the
means OF life!'
PATIENT SUDDENLY
LAPsEs INTO SILENCE. --
think that through the cloudiness
of his insanity he saw some antaEon-
ism In me. for he at once fell back
on the last refuge OF such as he-a
logged silence. After q short time
1 saw that for the present It was
useless to speak to him He was
sulIxy. and so I came away.
Later in the day he sent for me.
Ordinarily I would not have come
without special reason, but just at
present 1 am so interested In him
that I would gladly make an effort.
Besides. 1 am glad to have anything
to help to pass the time. Harker Is
out. following up clues; and so are
Lord Godalming and Quincy.
Van Helsing sits In my study por-
ing over the record prepared by the
Harkers; he seems to think that by
accurate knowledge OF all details he
will light upon some clue. He does
not wish to be disturbed In the work,
without cause. ] would have taken
him with me to see the patient, only
/ thought that after his repulse he
might not care to go again.
There was also another reason:
Renfeld mighA not speak so freely
before a third person as when he and
/ were alone
J. 1 found him sitting out in the mid
die of the aoor on his stool, a pose
which is generally Indicative OF some
mental energy on his part When
came In, he said at once, as though
the question had been waiting on his /
lips:
what about souls7" II was evil
debt then that my surmise had beer
correct. Unconscious cerebratIon was |
doing Its work. even with the lunatic |
l determined to have the matter out. |
What about them yourself?' asked. |
He did not reply for a moment. but |
looked air round him, and up an
down, as though he expected to fnd |
some inspiration for an answer.
Il don't want any souls!' he said |
in a feeble. apologize way. The mat |
ter. seemed preying on his mind, an' |
so I determined 20 use Ito ''be |
cruel only to be kind" So said:
''You like life. and you want tifsT''
"Oh. yesi but. that il all right; you |
needn't worry about that!'
But" asked. how are we to get |
the life without getting the soul |
aIsoT' This seemed to puzzle him, so
I followed IL up:
"a nice time you'll have some time
when you're flying about there. with |
the souls OF thousands OF fies and
spiders and birds and cats buzzinr
and twitterinE and miauinG all
round you. You've got their lives
you know. and you must put UP viii
their souls!'
ITO ~ CSUtiHued Tomorrow