The Washington times., 1918-01-02
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

/ silence in our suspicious, until we
/ should have been able to confer alone
| again. We went at once into ouI
| plan of campaign Van Helsing
roughly put the facts before us first:
THE Czarina Catherine left the
| Thames yesterday morning. 1t will
I take her at the quickest speed she
/ has ever made at least three weeks 10
| reach Varna; but we can travel over
| land to the same place in three days
Now. IL we allow for two days less
| for the ships voyage. owing to such
weather influences as we know that
the count can bring to bear: and II we
allow a whole day and night for any
delays which may occur to US, then
we have a margin of nearly two
| weeks
Thus, in order to be quite safe, we
must leave here on the 18th at latest.
Then we shall at any rate be in Varna
a day before the ship arrives, and
| able to make such preparations as
may be necessary. or course. we shall
all go armed-armed against evil
things, spiritual as well as physical"
Here Quincy Morris added:
MORRIS OFFERS SUGGESTION
BASED ON EXPERIENCE.
81 understand that the count comes
from a wolf country, and II may be
that he shall get there before us. /
propose that we add Winchesters TO
our armament. I have a kind of be-
lief in a Winchester when there Is
any trouble of that sort around. Do
you remember. Art, when we had the
pack after us at TObolsk? What
wouldn't We have given then for a re-
peater apiece"
Good" said Van Helsing, "win-
chesters ii shall be. Quincey's head is
level at all times. but most SO when
there is TO hunt, though my metaphor
be more dishonor to science than
wolves be of danger to man. In the
meantime we can do nothing here;
and as 1 think that Varna is not IA
miliar to any OF us, why not go there
more soon? II is as long to wait here
as there. Tonight and tomorrow we
can get ready, and then, IL all be well,
we four can set out on our journey"
I'VE four?" said Harker interroga-
lively. looking from one to another
OF us.
sor quickly, you must remain to take
care OF your so sweet wife," Harker
WAS silent for awhile and then said
in A hollow voice.
Let us talk OF that part OF it in
the morning. l want to consult with
Nina"
! thought that now was the time for
Van HelsinE to warn him not to dis
close our plans to her: but he took
no notice. l looked at him signifi-
cantly and coughed. For answer he
put his finger on his lips and turned
away.
Jonathan Harker's Journal.
, October, afternoon.-For some
time after our meeting this morning
could not think The new phases
of things leave my mind in state Of
wonder which allows no room for ac-
tive thought Mina's determination
not to take any part in the discus
sion set me thinking: and as ] could
not argue the matter with her, / could
only guess. ] am as far as ever from
solution now.
The way the others received II. too.
puzzled me: the last time we talked
Of the subject we agreed that there
was to be no more concealment or
anything amongst us. Nina is sleep
ing now. calmly and sweetly. like a
little child. Her lips are curved and
her face beams with happiness. Thank
God there are such moments still
for her.
J.ater-How strange II all is. !
sat watching Mina's happy sleep. and
came as ndar to being happy myself
as ] suppose l shall ever be. As the
evening drew on. and the earth took
its shadows from the sun sinking
lower, the silence Of the room grew
more and more solemn TO me. All
at once Nina opened her ewes. and
looking ut me tendcrly. said
ITO He Continued Tomorrow
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