Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-12-27
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SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
zudora IL left All orphan at an early
..e Her father is killed in gold mine
10 has discovered. Half an hour after
issrntng OF the death of her husband
rudora's mother--a tight rope walker
18th a crc,1s-is seized with vertigo,
falls and is Killed.
zudora and the fortune from the nine
vhich grows to be worth 500, 0OO, 900, are
iaft in the guardianship Of Frank Keene,
circus man, Zudoras mothers brother.
zudora, giving promise of great beauty.
reaches the age Of 18. The uncle. who has
set himself mp as a Hindu mystic and is
Known as Hassam Ali, decides in his
creed that Zi1dora must die'b before she can
have cha nee to come into possession
~ her money, so that it may be left to
him, the next OF kin, and he prevails
mon the girl to leave her money in his
hands three years longer and say moth
ing to any one about the fortune. Hassam
All sees an obstacle to his scheme in the
person Of John StorM, a young lawyer,
for whom Zadora has taken a fancy and
hs commands the girl to put the man out
Of her mind. Storm comes to ask Has
sam All for the hand Of his niece. At first
the crystal faZer will not listen to the pro-
posal but Zudora insists that if she can
not marry Storm she will marry no one
well, WELL says Hassam Ali, "if
,~ou take such g. stand, I'll compromise.
Solve my next twenty cases and you can
marry him; fail in single case and you
must renounce him"
Zudora, using the knowledge gained
from years OF association with her uncle,
unraves battling mystery and wins her
first case-o case in which John Storm is
saved from being convicted of a murder
instigated by Hassam Ali himself.
IOopyrishts 1914: BY Harold MacGrath.l
CHAPTER III.
He MYSTERY OF THE CHEESE MAKER.
N kind of cellar, under window, man
machine OF small wheels, that spun with
lightning rapidity. Every now and then
| i paused and scrutnized the minute object
/ e held in his fingers. At length he seemed
|ats6eo, rose, stopped the machine, and slluf-
/ led over to a cupboard. Then he sat down
In cot and began to figure in small note
book The result Of his mathematics evil
|lently pleased him.
|)ace, crucble. With powerful bellows and
kerred to v.s N unfamiliar one to any but
the eyes Of those who have watched similar
machines in Amsterdam and Rotterdam in
Holland. It was diamond cutting and pol
3shing machine. What the unusual crucible
Brought forth remained to be seen.
!; The diamond cutter rose again and once
more approached the cupboard. and gloated
over his treasure, which consisted of half
aozen perfect gems, perfectly cut and pol
ashed, but small.
II shall be rich some day."
Then came sudden transition from joy to
gloom. He dared not 60 forth openly to sell
these gems for he feared that he would be
hooked upon as thief The fact that these
diamonds were not registered would act
agains! him. The least they would do would
be to hale him before the customs officials as
a smugs,er. And if he told the truth his
wonderful discovery would become public
property, and he would be ruined.
II am unlucky." be groaned. 81 see how
It is. l must divide with some one in order
- get anything. will sound Hassam Ali"
he had disposed of several gems among
pawnbrokers who were known not to ask
questions, but in these transactions he had
received but fourth of what the gems were
worth. These things contributed to his sud-
den rise and fall of spirits. He was also
something of mailman.
Presently he snifei. There was faint
odor Of curds in the air. Beyond the wall
was cheese makers shop, and there one
could buy anything from Camembert to
what is known as Dutch cheese. The dia-
mond cutter discovered that he was hungry.
20 he left his den. bought some cheese and
re bread. and returned soon to begin his la.
bors again. During certain intervals Of
silence he heard without apparent notice
slight scratching sounds. The furnace began
70 glow, throwing weird lights upon his lined
and ecstatic countenance.
4 When night came he went again to his
treasure, and gave cry Of anguish. A gem
MAS gone! he searched thoroughly, but could
mot ind Il It could not be possible that he
mad made mistake in the original counting.
,Ae would 20 and have his friend Hassan Ali
JOE Into his crystal. There were wonderful
Ae would 70 and haxe hia friend Hassam Ali