The Washington times., 1918-01-03


! promise made % me, but
made holly in Gods hearing. and not
TO be broken though should go down
ON my knees and implore you with
bitter tears. Quick, you must make
It to me at once"
Nina" / said, - promise like tina;
I cannot make at once. may have
no right to make IT."
NINA ENACTS SOLEMN
PROMISE FROM HUSBAND.
: But. dear one" she said with such
spiritual intensity that her eyes were
like pole stars, at is I who wish it,
and 1t Is not for myself You can
ask Dr. Van Helsing IL I am not
right: IL he disagrees You may do
as you Will. Nay, more. II you all
agree, later, you are absolved from
3 the promise"
| II PROMISE" ] said. and for a mo
: ment she looked supremacy happy;
though to me all happiness for her
was denied by the red scar on her
, forehead. She said:
Promise me that you will not tell
I me anything OF the plans formed for
. the campaign against the Count. Not
! by word, or inference. or implication;
! not at any time. whilst this remains
to me-" and she solemnly pointed to
the scar. 1 saw that she was in
earnest, and said so1emnly:
! II PROMISE" and as ] said II / felt
/ that from that instant a door had
/ been shut between US.
Later. midnight.-Mina has been
3 bright and cheerful all the evening
: So much so that all the rest seemed
! to take courage, as IL infected some
what with her gayety: as a result
! even l myself felt as IL the pail of
4 gloom which weighs us down were
somewhat lifted. We all retired early
Nina is now sleeping like a little
child: II is a wonderful thing that her
! faculty of sleep remains to her in the
midst OF her terrible trouble. Thank
God for il, for then at least she can
I forget her care. Perhaps her example
may affect me as her gayety did to-
| dreamless sleep.
NINA AwAKENs EARLY
AND ASKS FOR VAN HELsING.
s October, neutrality-suspicious. sur
prise. Nina woke me early. about the
same time as yesterday, and asked me
to bring DR.. Van Helsing. l thought
that It was another occasion for hyp-
UOllEUls anu hlAHOuN lhF6NlOli "OiA
for the professor. He had evidently
expected some such call, for found
him dressed in his room. His door
was Rjar. SO that he could hear the
I opening OF the door of our room. He
came at once: as he passed into the
room, he asked Nina IL the others
I might come too.
mo" she said quite simply. ut will
not be necessary. You can tell them
just as well. l must go with you on
your journey"
DR.. Van HelsinR was as startled as
was. After a moments pause he
asked:
But why?
You must take me with you.
am safer with you. and you shall be
safer too
But why. dear Madam Nina? You
Nnow that your safety Is our solemn
est duty. We go into danger, TO
which you are. or may be, more labl"
than any Of Us frOm-from cir
eumstanccs-things that have been.
He paused embarrassed.
As she replied, she raised her finger
md pointed to her forehead:
1T know. That is why I must go.
can tell you now, whilst the sun
Is coming up; I may not be able
! again. l know that when the count
Wills me ] must go. ] know that II
he tells me tot come in secret, !
must come by vile; by any device to
Ioodwink-eyen Jonathan
God saw the look that she turned
N me as she spoke. and II there be
indeed a Recording Angel that look is
loted TO her everlasting honor. ]
could only clasp her hand. l could
not speak; my emotion was too great