The Washington times., 1918-01-03
DRACULA,
OR
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

for even the relief OF tears. She
went on:
You men are brave and strong.
You are strong in your numbers, for
you can defy that which would break
down the human endurance OF one
who had to guard alone. Besides !
may be of service, since you can
hypnotic me and so learn that which
even / myself do not know" DR.. Van
Helsing said very gravely:
THE FOUR AVENGERS
CONSENT TO TAKE NINA.
Madam Nina you are, as always
most wise. You shall with US come;
and together We shall do that which
ve go forth to achieve
when he had spoken, Mina's long
spell Of silence made me look at her.
She had fallen back on her pillow
asleep; she did not even wake when
1 had pulled up the blind and let In
the sunlight which flooded the room.
Van Helsing motioned to me to
come with him quietly. We went to
his room. AMI within a minute Lord
GodalminE. DIR. Steward. and Mr.. Nor
ris were with us also. He told them
what Nina had said, and went on:
In the morning we shall leave for
4 new factor: Madam Nina. Oh. but
Ter soul is true. II is TO her an agony
to tell us so much as she has done:
but 1t is most right, and we are
warned in time. There must be no
chance lost. and in Varna we must be
ready to act the instant when that
ship arrives"
what shall We do exactly" ask
ed Mr.. Morris lsconically. The pro-
fessor paused before replying:
1--WE shall at the first board that
ship: then, when We have identified
the box, we shall place a branch of
the wild rose on II. This we shall
fasten. for when 1t is there none can
emerge; SO at least says the supersti-
ton. And to superstition must we
trust at the first: It was mans faith
in the early, and II have its root
in faith still. Then, when we get the
opportunIty that We seek, when none
IRE near TO see, we shall open the
box. and-and all will be we'll.
II shall not wait for any oppor-
tunity," said Morris. when 1 see
the box I shall open 1t and destroy
the monster. though there were a
thousand men lOokins on. and II am
20 be wiped out for it the next mo-
nent~ grasped his hand instinc-
lively anu IL dS III IA 10 q 49,
# steel. / think he understood my
ook; hope he did.
No sLACKERs WHEN
TINE FOR ACTION COMES.
Good boy" said Or. Van Helsing.
Brave boy. Quincy Is all man, God
bless him for II. My child, believe
me none of us shall lag behind or
pause from any fear. l do but say
What We may do-what we must do.
But, indeed. indeed we cannot say
what we shall do. There are so many
things which may happen, an their
ways and their ends are so various
that until the moment we may not
say. We shall all be armed, in all
ways; and when the time for the end
has come, our effort shall not be
lack. Now let us today put all our
affairs in order. Let all things which
touch on others dear to us, and who
on us depend, be complete: for none
Of us can tell what, or when, or how.
the end may be. As for me, my own
Affairs are regulate: and as / have
nothing else to do. I shall go make
ARRANGEMENT for the travel | shall
have all tickets and 50 forth for our
journey"
There waa nothing further to be
said. and we parted. I shall now
settle up all my AFFAIRS of earth. and
be ready for whatever may como.
Later.-It is all done; my will is
made, and all complete. Nina IL she
survive is my sole heir. If it should
not be so. then the others who have
been so good to us shall have re-
mainder.
ITO he Continued TOmorrOwD
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