The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-27
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AGREAT MYSTIC STUk
BY HAROLD MIGRATE.
SYNOPSIS.

Zudora 10 left an orphan at an early
age. Her father Is killed in a gold mine.
Zudora and the fortune from the mine.
which grows to be worth S20O00000. are
left In the guardianship of Frank Keene
Zudoras mothers brother Zudora. CIV
Ing promise of great beauty. reaches the
age OF eighteen. The uncle. who has set
himself up as . Hindu mystic ana 10
known as Hassam All. decides that Zu-
dora must die before she can nave
chance to come into possession OF her
money. % that II may be left TO MIN. the
next Of kin. Hassam All sees an obstacle
to bis scheme In the person OF John
Storm. . young lawyer. for whom Zu-
dora has taken q fancy. and ne COM
mands the girl to put the man out OF her
mind. Zudors insists that she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one
well wsIl.' says Hassam All. III you
take such . stand I'll compromise Solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him: fail IN . single case and you must
renouncs him.
Zudora. using the knowledge gained
from years of association with her uncle.
unravels a banning mystery and wins her
nrst Casa case In which John Storm is
saved from being convicted OF q murder
instigated by Hassam An himself
Zudora and Hassam All visit Nabok
Shan's house. where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
ry q princess. Storm. seeking Zudora, 10
made 4 prisoner. Zudora fc.is Nabok
Shan, restores the princess to her original
lover and saver Storm from DEATH
A maker OF diamonds tells Hsssam All
his secret. Storm informs Zudora that
his life 10 being attempted frequently
Storm suspects Hsssam Ali Storm 10
| arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems. but Zudora discovers the real
thieves pair OF nice.
The negro help employed on Storms
| fathers farm are fleeing because a great
| skeleton hand appeaIs al night upon q
| hill near by Storm In baffled IN his in
vestigation. but Zudora lsarns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton half
vitted man. thus to annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating q
big magic lantern and Is attacked by
him Storm opportunity appears and saves
her from Bolton
Hassam All ssks Zudorz TO md q gem
| lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets . photograph OF the gem and II burns
in her hand An old house 10 mined by
iiasssm All and the old men. Storm and
Zudors are lured there and narrowly ss-
| cape destruction when the house blows up
John Ao~intst. sndcavoring to trap anc
kill George Smith. ID killed himself. and
Smith u charged with murder Hassam
Ali consptres 10 have John Storm mssl
the same fate a. Acwintsr. and he anc
Storm Are overcome by powerful fumes
Zudors savss ihsm proves that AcWIn'
tsr's own dog trapped and killed MIN ane
savss Smith from . band Of iynchers
An Inventor blows up Q submsr ins will
. powerful, hea, ray which he send
through watsf Hsssam An sends Zudors
70 . photoGrap h<r directly beneath the In
ventors laboratory and orders the IN
vsntor to kiii her Zudora sets . warning
and her NE 10 says1 rhe hsat ray ma
chine h destroyed. ana the phetosra pher
after Q quarrel with Hasssm All. 10 fount
dsad in the river.
Il WI Chang prevents Zuaoras sispemen
With John Storm ny hypnotiEins her. AM
ne and hassam All sttempt to smugg
her ost Of the cuun,ry. This ptet 10 frus
tratsd ~ storm