The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-29
y ZUDORA
In the Twenty Million
Il. Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAcCRATH
SYNOPSIS.

. NOFSlos
Zudora II left an orphan at an early
age Her father In killed In q gold rnins.
Zudora and the fortune from the mine.
which grows to be worth sD0o9c0o, are
left in tho guardianship of Frank Keene,
Zudora's mothers brother. who has set
himself up as Hindu mystic and is
known as Hassam All. 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 kin. Hassam All sees an obstacle
to his scheme In the person of John
Storm. 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 ono.
''weil, 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 a mystery and wins her
arst case-a case In which John Storm Is
saved from being convicted Of a murder
instigated by Hassam Ali himself.
Zudora and Hassam All visit Nabok
5han's house, where sleep overcomes ev.
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
~ q princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, Ii
made q prisoner. Zudora foils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess to her original
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 All. 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
skeleton hand appears at night upon q
hill near by. Storm Is baffied In his in
vestigation. but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, half
witted man. thus to annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating q
big magic lantern and il attacked by
him. Storm appears and saves her.
Hassam Ali 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 IL mined by
Hassam Ali 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. In killed himself. and
Smith IL charged with murder. Hassam
All conspires to have John Storm meet
the same fate a. 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 q submarine with
q powerful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam All sends Zudora
to photographer directly beneath the In
ventors laboratory and orders the In
ventor to kill her. Zudora gets warning.
and her life II saved. The heat ray ma
chino Il destroyed. and the photographer,
after quarrel with Hassam All. IL found
dead In the river.
WI Chang prevents Zudora's elopement
with John Storm by hypnotizing her. and
A Mt IN nffatr DCIA
her out Of the country. This plot Ii 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
Ali dies.
With Hassam All 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 her
own life, and the ambition to secure the
vast fortune Of $40 900. 900 left to her. This
great photo serial is 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 looking through her uncle's papers
Zudora finds that her father left her an
Interest In a 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 Nine. Du
Val. They plan to frighten Zudora so
that she will run away. Failing. they
kidnap Zudora and Howard. the mine
superintendent, and put them In private
insane asylum. Howard dies. but Zu-
dora, nearly famished, Is rescued by
and hta frlA d.
and Baird find the Zudora gold mine.
Mrs. Copeland's Jewels are stolen, but
recovered through the cleverness of Hunt
and Baird. They investigate the mys-
terles OF Nine Du Vars house. A map
OF mine is stolen from Zudora. who later
Is kidnapped and held prisoner. Storm
rescues her, but the thieves escape with
the diamonds The diamond smugglers
attempt to burn Baird alive.