Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

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zudora using the krotricd1e cdfned
from pears OF association ,oith her uncle,
unrdvels series OF bd1iino mysteries.
Copyright 1914. by Harold MacGrath.
EPISODE VIII.
THE HYPNOTIC POWER OF MR..
CHANG.
For long time zudora paced her room.
She was troubled. That afternoon Storm
had pleaded with her so strongly to leave
her uncle, marry him and go far away
that she had been drawn almost irreslst-
IDLY toward her lover From time to time
she paused before some object, moved It
abstractedly. and resumed her pacing,
The youth in her wanted to fly away and
be happy.
The thought of her vast fortune often
terrified her. The moment the world
found out that she was so rich an heiress
she would be beset with all sorts of de-
vices by fortune hunters. Every grade of
beggar would be at her doorstep. More
than that, she had made some strange
enemies during her short career as a de-
tective: and II these individuals knew of
her wealth they would leave no stone un-
turned to trap her and hold her for some
enormous ransom. A little money, enough
to take care of her and supply her simple
needs-that was all she craved
But twenty millions In dollars she
could hardly count that sum during her
allotted years.
Sometimes she found herself on the
verge Of asking her uncle, Hassam All,
to take the bulk of 1t and let her be free
TO do as she thought fit. But always she
stepped back from the threshold OF this
act. Great dreams Of doing good In the
world held her. She dreamed of helping
humanity with these millions; to buy
farms and convert them into communities
for thrifty but unfortunate people; to
build great hospitals, childrens play
grounds. She determined that these
dreams should become realities Just as
soon as she had accomplished the twenty
tasks imposed upon her by her uncle.
She longed with all her heart to go 10
John Storm; but her word TO her uhcie
was like a barrier of stone.
Rut tonight life had suddenly developed
n new angle. She was in love; she was
Young: she had a right to be happy. ana
she was fighting a battle between loyaty
IN her word and the urgings OF her neat
Besides, it was quite possible that tne
very next case might be the last SeN-
times 80 tar Bne Htu SoSopSN
by a hair That in Itself did not deter
her for she was as courageous as a
lion But she did not care to court death
when the greatest happiness IN the WoIlu
was within arms reach
She stopped suddenly before a windo"
and pressed her hot forehead against the
cool name. over the great city hung that
almost lurid haze-the million lamps
thrown against the sky. Suddenly all
hesitance left her; her resolution was
formed. She walked quickly to her writ
ing desk and sat down TO write She
would accept John Storms plea; she
would go to him the very next day Let
her uncle become furious; was hot hel
lover more to her than this strange man
who was all that remained of kith or kin,
who followed strange cults. performed
extraordinary feats at one time ana the
yeriest humbugs at another?
she would run away on the morrow
and marry John Storm. And to provide
against any weakening in this resolve she
would write him at once to this erect
Downstairs the bell rang. AIMED shuf-
fed TO the door. A very beautiful woman
entered.
II should like to see your master, Has
sam ALL" she said quietly
"Have you an appointment asked the
servant, bowling. "One sees him at
night only by appointment"
81 believe he will see me-" she replied
with a singular smile. Announce Mad
anne Du Roy"
"Yes, madame" The servant returned
directly Follow me, madame. The
master will receive you"
II thought So"
Hassam Ali stood by his crystal as she
entered. At a sign the servant took
himself off.
II was not expecting you, madame"
"Mr. Chang could not come. OF course
said Hassam Ali. but he smiled as he
spoke.
you know that yon can trust our organ
ization."
''Yes. But did Chang conhde in you?"
An almost imperceptble frown fitted
across Hassam Ali's face. He knew the
Caucasian women, He was wary in
trusting them with vital secrets. A
Chinaman, on the other hand, was like
sand-he absorbed but never gave back
a secret. Still in the present case he was
bound to trust this woman.
A quarter Of an hour passed, when she
took her leave, leaving Hassam Ali quite
satisfied. He was reasonably sure that
Zudora would be taken OFF his hands
this time, and in manner which would
totally battle all the detectives in Man
haitian. But there was hurt in 1t. 1t
was going TO cost money. His beautiful
gold would be some hundreds lower, for
Wu NhdHs never aSSSptSN N'J ''iI'Ao 'uN
gold for his services. You cannot mark
gold as you can paper money. Wu Chang
was the wisest Oriental in New York.
Among the various races which in
habit this earth none Is less known than
the Chinese. One hears tale now and
then that comes down to the coast, and
those who know China believe all that
comes down to the coast 1t is only the
casual tourist who is skeptical There
was a certain monk who thought he had
discovered gunpowderi there was a man
who thought he had discovered glazing
for pottery; there was a German physi-
clan who honestly believed that he had
discovered hypnotism. All fallaoies or
opinion; the Chinese had invented these
things. or discovered them. long before
the Christian era.
WI Chang had taught Hassam All all