The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-08

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fell upon each other slipping from his
fingers.
From her fifteenth birthday up to
her eighteenth Zudora noted subtle
change in the manner of her uncle.
He became coldly aloof, rarely touch
ed affectionately was moody and tact
turn. Familiar as she was with all
the paraphernalia of the mystic she
still retained unbounded faith in her
uncles powers. Indeed, he was
hypnotist of unusual power and was
roughly skilled in the science of med
icines. Zudora had practced the for
mer art until she was almost as profit
Client as her master. 1t never occur
red to her that her uncle's means of
existence were unethical and generally
those of cheat. Famous actresses
and society women visited him, and
not few notable bankers and finan-
ciers came to him for advice. But the
general public held Hassam Ali in
tolerant contempt and the police with
not little suspicion
The inner shrine of this equivocal
temple was draped with black velvet,
and there were secret doors about
which even zudora knew nothing.
There was the inevitable dais and
before this a huge crystal globe in
winch Hassam Ali saw the past and
the future as revealed by his victim.
1t was easy to draw the past and it
was not difficult to draw the future.
Inc future in this globe was nearly
! always what the victim wished. Hence
the popularity of Hassam Ali, late of
the Eclipse circus, faker and card
sharp, chief of band of most clever
ana ingenious criminals. And Zudora
wandered in and out of this iniquitous
| maze as wild dove might have flown
over a pestilential swamp, untouched
and unknowing.
AS the miser grew stronger in Has
sam Ali the evil thought previously
referred to became more and more in
slstent. Zudora must die, When he
raced this inevitability for the first
time he was genuinely Mortified He
| was her uncle; her mother had been
his sister; the girl was his flesh and
Dlood. But the constant recurrence of
Oh eVll desire gradually lessons the
aonorence or 1T. Today in Hassam Ali
iillhu there remained no shreds of
uo1punctlon, only a desire to accomp-
iisn the deed without in any manner
alrectlng suspicion toward him. So
10 TINS one object he now turned the
| pr!illant powers Of his abnormally
how? u'e' nu'
In few days she would be is. On
tnat day she would be enormously
rlch. He must rid himself of her be-
lore she mad time to appreciate what
the power OF money meant. But how ?
III what cunning subtle manner that
would make it impossible to trace the
ueed TO him? And there was another
obstacle rising slowly but surely and
IormidaDly over the horizon. Love
routn and the necessity of love. these
hlenaced the plans of Hassam Ali. He
mad tolerated this keen eyed. clean
lived young lawyer, John Storm, be-
cause he had in a way relieved him OF
the trial of finding entertainment fol
ludora. The time had come for Storm
TO. be sent about his business,
one night, while he was dreamin.
over the past, marveling over the
strange crust of cynicism which over
lay his sense of moral obligation. Has
sam Ali saw his way. Zudora wa,
interested in detective work and i1at
often begged to be allowed to use heI
l#ers OF logical deduction. Zudors
should play the detective to he,
hearts content, and if she met will
some terrible accident who would bt
the wiser?
Twenty millions in gold,
Ills hands opened and shut spas
medically. Indistinctly he heard ;
rustic of petticoats. He opened hi.
eyes to find his niece at his feet.
Uncle, don't you know what da,
this isl" she asked.
Why it is Wednesday"
Have you forgotten that this, is IN,
eighteenth birthday"
4 Eighteenth birthday? Good heav
ems, so it is, so it is"
lie laid his hand upon her darl
head, but he did not look down int
the youthful and beautiful face raised
toward his own His fingers uncon
sclously crept into the girls hair,
tHfie too strongly for an affectionat,
gesture.
What is it?" she asked, drawius
her head away quickly.
A touch of rheumatism in my arm.
ne said intuitively. 'You know it give!
ME tWinge once in SO often. So vol
are IS years old?''
i And you said that on this day
was to come into a fortune"
That is true How much do you
! think it is?7'
20, perhaps fifty thousand dollars.
He laughed. Then he got up and be
gan to walk the floor. She watched
him curiously. He was plainly agi
tated about something. After awhile
he paused before her.
is it lost?" she asked
No my child 1t is the terrible res
/. possibility which is about to rest upo1
your young shoulders that makes mt
sad. Tomorrow morning your law
yers will inform you that you are one
of the richest heiresses in America"
Uncle, don't make fun Of mel. re
proachfully.
! Il am telling you the truth. II
date Zudora has turned out somethins
like twenty millions 1t was the ex
press will of your father to have thiy
kept quiet so that you would not BIZ
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