Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-23
SYNOPSIS.

kNSE 0A1s
Zudora 10 left an orphan at an early
Rge. Her father Ia killed In a gold mine
Zudora and the fortune from the NINE
which grows to be worth s2n0N0.OOO, are
left In the guardianship Of Frank Keene
Zudora ) mothers brother. who has set
himself up as a Hindu mystic and Is
known rs Hassam All He decides that
Xudora must die before she can have a
chance to come into possession of her
money. so that II may be left to him. the
next of kin. Hassam All sees an obstacle
to his scheme In the person Of John
Storm. young lawyer. for whom Zu.
dora has taken fancy and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out of her
mind, 2udora insists that II she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one,
well WELL" says Hassam All. solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him: fail In a single case and you must
renounce him."
zudora unravels o mystery and wins her
first case-a case In which John Storm IL
saved from being convicted o. murder
instigated by Hassam All himself.
Zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
Shan's house. where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
ry princess. Storm. seeking Zudcra. 10
made a prisoner. Zudora foils ltabok
Shan. restores the princess to her original
lover and saves Storm from death.
maker Of diamonds tells Hassam All
his secret Storm informs Zudora that
his life Is being attempted frequently.
Storm suspects Hassam All Storm 10
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems. but Zudora discovers the real
thieves--a pair Of mice
Tho negro help employed on Storms
fathers farm are fleeing because a great
skeleton hand appears at night upon
hill near by. Storm is bafiied In his In
vestigat ton. but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, half
witted man. thus to annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating a
big magic lantern and ID attacked by
him, Storm appears and saves her
Hassam All asks Zudora to find a gem
lost BY two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets a photograph Of the gem and It burns
In her hand. An old house Is mined by
HasBam All and the old men. Storm and
Zudora are lured there and narrowly es-
cape destruction when the house blows up.
John McWinter. endeavoring TO trap and
kill George Smith. Is killed himself and
Smith Is charged with murder. Hassam
All conspires to have John Storm meet
the same fate as McWinter. and he and
Storm are overcome by powerful fumes.
zudora saves them. proves that McWin-
ter's own dog trapped and killed him and
saves Smith from band Of lynchers.
An inventor blows up submarine with
powerful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam All sends Zudora
TO photographer directly beneath the In
ventor's laboratory and orders tho In
ventor to kill her. Zudora gets warning.
and her life Is saved. The heat ray ma
chine Is destroyed. and the photographer.
after a quarrel with Hassam ALL Ia found !
dead In the river
WI Chang prevents Zudora's elopement
with John Storm by hypnotixins her. and
he and Hassam All attempt to smuggls |
her out OF the country. This plot La frus-
trated by Storm.
Baird. Hassam Ais double. falls In
love with Zudora- Baird and Nine Du
Val kidnap Zudora and the Van Wick
child. Storm rescues them. and Hassam
All dies
With Hassam All dead Zudora Ii releas-
ed Of her pledge to solve twenty cases
She confronts. however, the greatest mys-
terry Of all, which is the mystery OF her
own life. and the ambition to secure the
vast fortune o! 2D.0O00O0 left to her. This
great photo serial Ia being shown In
the leading moving picture theaters by
the Thanhouser Film Corporation, Among
those participating are Marguerite Snow.
Mary Elizabeth Forbes, James Cruze. In
the new role of reporter-hero Sidney
Bracey and Frank harrington.
On 10 king through her uncle's papers
Zudora lnds that her father left her an
Interest In a diamond mine. and Storm
and Bs both lend assistance In trying
to fega 4 for her possession Of this es-
tate watch Ia being appropriated by
rogues under the leadership OF Nine, Du
Val They plan to frighten Zudora 30
that she will run away. Failing they
kidnap Hudora and Howard. the mine
superin ndent. and put them In private
insane .sylum. Howard dies, but Zu-
dora. rCarly famished. ~ rescued by
Storm and his friends. Detective Hunt
and Baird find the Zudora gold mine.
Mrs. Copeland's jewels are stolen. but
through the cleverness of Hun
and Be I'd. They Investigate the mys
Ieries CT Nine. pu Vars house. A map
of mina ia stolen from Zudora. who later
. kidna ped and held prisoner Storm
'escues her, but the thieves escape with
he diamonds.