The Washington times., 1918-01-12

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| Wv as TO taking Nina again
into our confidence Things
, are getting desperate, and IL Is
at least, a chance. though haz-
: ardous one. As a preliminary step.
was released from my promise 70
her.
lTiHo HarkeTSs Journal
so October. evsning-They were
so tired and worn out and dispirited
that there was nothing to be done
till they had some rest. 30 asked
them all to lie down for half an
hour whilst / should enter every
thing up to the moment. I feel 50
grateful to the man who invented
the Travellers" typewriter. and to
Mrs. Morris for getting this one for
me. should have felt quite. astray
&c., IRE work II I had to write
with a pen.
a, - -Ir done; poor dear. dear jon
athsn. what he must have suffered.
what must he be suffering now. He
lies on the sofa hardly seeming to
breathe. and his whole body appears
In collapse. His brows are knit his
face Is drawn with pain Poor fellow.
maybe he Is thinking. and ! can see
his face all wrinkled up with the
concentration OF his thoughts. OH
II I could only help at all.
shall do what I can.
! have asked DR.. Van Helsing. and
he has got me all the papers that
have not yet seen. Whilst
they are resting. I shall go over all
carefully. and perhaps I may arrive
at some conclusion 1 shall try to
follow the Professors example. and
think without prejudice on the facts
before me.
I do believe that under Gods prov
idence have made a discovery. !
shall get the maps and look over
them.
I am more than ever sure that
am right.
Ny new conclusion Is ready. SO
shall get our party together and read
II. They can Judge II; 1t is well to
be accurate, and every minute Is
precious.
Aiaa HGrker's Memorandum.
Entered in her Journal)
Ground OF inquiry-Count Draeula's
problem Is to get back to his own
place.
(a) He must be brought back by
some one. This Is evident; for had
he power to move himself as he
wished he could go either as man. or
wolf, or bat, or in some other way.
He evidently fears discovery or inter-
ference, In the state OF helplessness
in which, be must be-connned as he
is between dawn and sunset in hts
wooden box.
(bl How IL he to be taken?-Here
a process OF exclusions may help US.
By road, by rail. by water?
l. BY Road-There are endless diff
ficulties. especially in leaving the city.
(x) There are people; and people are /
curious, and investigate. A hint q
surmise, a doubt as to what might |
be in the box, would destroy him.
~ There are, or there may be, |
and octroi officers to pass.
(Z) His pursuers might follow. |
This is his highest fear; and In order |
to prevent his being betrayed he has
repealed, 30 far as he can, even his
.. BY Rail-There is no one in
charge of the box II would have to /
take its chance OF being delayed; and |
delay would be fatal. with enemies |
on the track. True. he might escape |
al nlKnIs DuI WHAT "Oulu ne Dc II Il
left in a strange place with no refuge |
that he could fly to. This is not what
he intends; and he does not mean to
risk Il
5. BY water-Here Is the safest \
way, in one respect. but with most !,
danger in another. On the water he
is powerless except at night; even
then he can only summon fog and |
storm and snow and his wolves But ]
were he wrecked, the living water ]
would engult him, helpless; and he J
would indeed be lost. He could have |
the vessel drive to land; but II IL !
were unfriendly land, wherein he |
was not free to move, his position /
would still be desperate
We know from the record that he :
was on the water; so what we have .
TO do Is to ascertain what water.
The FIRST thing Is TO realize exactly |
what he has done as yet: we may. /
then, get a light on what his later !
task Is to be.
Firstly, we must differentiate be-
tween what he did in London as part
Of his general plan Of action, when he