Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
SYNOPSIS.

S1 NOPSl5.
Zudora is left an orphan at an early
age Her father Is killed in q gold mine.
Zudora and the fortune from the mine,
which grows to be worth $20,OO000O, are
left in the guardianship of Frank Keene,
Zudora's mothers brother who has set
himself up as a Hindu mystic and Is
known as Hassam Ali. He decides that
Zudora 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 kim Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
10 his scheme in the person of John
Storm, a young lawyer, for whom Zu-
dora has taken a fancy, and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out Of her
mind Zudora insists that II she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
well, WELL" says Hassam Ali, "solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; fail in a single case and you must
renounce him."
Zudora unravels mystery and wins her
first case-a case In which John Storm Is
saved from being convicted of a murder
instigated by Hassam Ali himself.
Zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
shan's house, where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
ry a princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, is
mado a prisoner Zudora fois Nabok
H..
lover and saves Storm from death.
A maker of diamonds tells Hassam All
his secret Storm informs Zudora that
his life Is being attempted frequently.
Storm suspects Hassam Ali. Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems, but Zudora discovers the real
thieves-a pair OF mice.
The negro help employed on Storms
fathers farm are fleeing because a great
NylNk
hill near by. Storm is baffied In his in
vestigaton but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, a half
witted man, thus to annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating a
big magic lantern and Is attacked by
him. Storm appears and saves her.
Hassam All asks Zudora to find gem
lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets photograph of the gem and 1t burns
in her hand. An old house is mined by
Hassam 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
Ali 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 a band Of lynchers.
An inventor blows up submarine with
powerful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam Ali sends Zudora
10 photographer directly beneath the in
ventor's laboratory and orders the in
ventor to kill her. Zudora gets a warning,
and her life is saved The heat ray ma
chine is destroyed, and the photographer.
after quarrel with Hassam Ali, Is found
dead in the river.
WI Chang prevents zudora's elopemen;
with John Storm by hypnotisog her, and
!. he and Hassam Ali attempt to smuggle
; her out OF the country. This plot is frus-
trated by Storm.
Baird, Hassam Ali's double. falls in
love with Zudora- Baird and Nine. Du
Val kidnap Zudora and the Van Wick
child. Storm rescues them, and Hassanl
Ali dies.
With HassaRs Ali dead Zudora IS reeas-
ed Of her pledge to solve twenty cases
She confronts, however. the greatest mys-
terry OF all, which Is the mystery Of heI
own life, aod the ambition to secure the
vast fortune of $50, 1000, 900 left 20 her. This
great photo serial is being shown ir
the leading moving picture theaters by
the Thanhouser Film Corporation. Among
those participating are Marguerite Snow
Mary Elizabeth Forbes James Cruze, In
the ne" role OF reportef-hero, sidney
Bracey and Frank harrington.
On looking through her uncle's papers
Zudora finds that her father left her ar
interest In diamond mine, and Storm
and Baird both lend assistance in trying
TO regain for her possession Of this es
tate which Is being appropriated by
rogues under the leadership Of Mime. d.
Val They plan to frighten Zudora 81
that she will run away. Failing, they
kidnap Zudora and Howard, the min'
superintendent, and put them in private
insane asylum. Howard dies, but Zu
dora, nearly famished. is rescued bI
Storm and his friends. Detective Hun
and Baird find the Zudera gold mine.
Mrs Copeland's jewels are stolen, bu
recovered through the 'cleverness Of Hun
and Baird. They investigate the mys
teries of Nine. pu Val's house. maj
Of mine is stolen from Zudora.