The Washington times., 1918-01-12
DRACULA,
OR
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

was pressed for moments and had to
arrange as best he could
Secondly, we must see. as well as
We can surmise II from the facts we
know OF. what he has done here.
As 70 the nrst. he evidently In
tended 10 arrive at Galatz, and sent
Invoice 10 Varna to deceive US lest
We should ascertain his means OF exit
from, Englapd: his immediate and sole
purpose then was to escape.
The proof OF this. Il the letter Of
Instructions sent 70 Emmanuel Hide
sheim 70 clear and take away the
box before sunrise. There u also the
instruction 20 Petrol Skinsky. These
we must only guess at; but there
must have been some letter or mes
sage. since Skinsky came to Hide
sheiTn.
That. 50 far. his plans were success
ful, we know. The Czarina Catherine
made q phenomenally quick journey
50 much so that Captain Donelson'B
suspicious were aroused: but his
superstition united with his canni-
ness played the counts game for him.
and he ran with his favoring wind
through fogs and all TIL he brought
up blindfold at Galatz.
EVERY DETAIL WORKED
TO AID DRACULA.
That the counts arrangements were
well made has been proved. Hide
sheim cleared the box. took Il on. and
gave It to Si<insky. Skinsky took it
and here we lose the trail We only
know that the box Is somewhere on
the water. moving adong- The Gus
toms and. the octroi, II. there be any,
have been avoided.
Now we come to what the count
must have done after his arrfval-ou
land. at Galatz-
The box was given to Skinsky be-
fore sunrise. At sunrise the count
could appear In his own form. Here,
we ask why Skinsky was chosen at
all 10 aid in the work? In my hus-
bands diary. Skinsky Is mentioned as
dealing with the SlOvaks who trade
down the river TO the port; and the
man's remark, that the murder was
the work OF a Slovak. showed the
general feelin Eagainst his class. The
count wanted isolation.
Ny. surmise Is this: that in London
the count dscioed to get back to his
castle by water, as the most safe and
secret way. He was brought from
the castle by Szgany. and probably
they delivered their cargo to Slovaks
who took the boxes to yarna, for
eACIG Nncy were shipped IOf LOnQOu-
Thus the count had knowledge OF
the persons who could arrange this
service. When the box was on hand.
before sunrise or after sunset, he
came out from HIS box, met skinsl<y
and instructed him what TODD as to
arranging the carriage OF theNbox up
some river. When this was done, and
he knew that all was in train, he blot
ted out biz traces. as he thought, by
his agent.
/ have examined the map and md
that the river most suitable for the
SloVaks to have assembled Is either
the Pruth or the Sereth. ] read in
the typescript that in my trance
heard cows low and water swirIinE
level with my ears and the creaking
of wood The count in his box. then,
was on river In an open boat-pro-
PEELED probably either by oars or
poles for the banks are near and Il
- working against stream There
would be no such sound IL floating
Down stream.
OF course, II may not be either the
Sereth or the Pruth, but We may pos
'ibly investigate further. Now OF
.hese two, the Pruth Is ths more
sasily navigated, but the S<reth is. at
Fundu, Joined by the Bistritza. which
-uns up round the Borgo pass. The
oop II makes is manifestiy as close
% Dracula's castle as can be got by
water.
HiHG HarkeTss Observation-Disclosures.
When had done reading, Jonathan
.ook me in his arms and kissed me.
rhe others kept shaking me by both
lands, and DR.. Van HeIsing said:
"Our dear Madam Nina Is once more
,ur teacher. Her eyes have been
vhere we were blinded. Now we are
IN the track once again. and this time
ve may succeed Our enemy is at his
most helpless. and II we can come on
him by day, on the water, our task
wilt be over. He has a START, but he
$ powerleSs to hasten. as he may not
cave. his box lest those who carry
lin may suspect: for them to suspect
would be to prompt them to throw
him in the stream where he perish
This he knows. and will not. Now
men, to our council OF war; for, here
md now. we must plan what, each
M all shall do"
CTo Ne COatInued Tom0rr0w)
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