Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-02
ZUWORA
In the Twenty Million
Dollar Mystery
BY HAROLD MAC GRATH
Copyright. 1914 1915 by Harold MscGrath
BY HAROLD MACGRATH
Copyright. 1914 and 1918, by Harold MacGrath
SYNOPSIS.

Zudora Is left AN orphan at all early
age Her father Is killed In gold mine
Zudora and the fortune from the mine
which grows to be worth $20OOJ,06 are
left In the guardianship Of Frank 7 Gene,
Indora mothers brother, who hiss set
himself up as Hindu mystic and Is
known IS Hassam All He decides that
Hudora must die before she can have
chance TO come into possession Of her
money, so that II may be left to him, the
next OF kin EIassam All sees an obstacle
TO his scheme In the person OF John
Storm. young lawyer for whom Zu-
cora as 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 win marry no one
Wei, well.' says Hassam All. solve
my nest twenty cases and you can marry
him; fail In a single case and you must
renounce him."
Iulora unravels a mystery and wins her
first case-a case In which John Storm Is
saved from being convicted OF murder
instgated by Hassam All himself.
Zudoa and Hassam All visit Nabok
Shans house. where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nsbok attempts 10 mar
ry princess. Storm, seeking Zudora. Is
made a prisoner Zudora fols Nabok
Shan restores the princess to her original
lover and saves Storm from death.
maker OF diamonds tells IIassam 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 great
skeleton hand appears at night upon
hill near by. Storm is baffied In his in
vestiga lion. but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, a half
witted man. thus to annoy Storm par
snts, Iudors finds Bolton opera, ng
big magic lantern and Is attacked by
him Storm appears and saves her
IIass IN All asks Zudora to find n gem
lost by two mysterious old men. 2ldora
gets photograph of the gem and 1t burns
In her and An old house Is mir ID 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
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 Melvin
ters own dog trapped and killed him and
saves Smith from band Of lynchers
An inventor blows up a submarine with
powerful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam All sends Zudora
to q photographer directly beneath the in
ventor's laboratory and orders the in
ventor TO Kill her. Zudora gets q warning
and her life IL saved The heat ray ma
T. al..aH
after a quarrel with Hassam Ali. Is found
dead In the river.
WI Chang prevents Zudora's elopement
with John Storm by hypnotizing her. and
he and Hassam All attempt TO smuggle
her out Of the country. This plot Is 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 Ia 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 OF SO. 5000 left to her This
great photo serial is being shown In
the leadng moving picture theateIs by
tIe An 'hOuSer - llOIs
those -ticipating are Marguerite now.
Mary ] .zabeth Forbes. James Cru e, In
the neH 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 diamond mine, and s .orm
and Ba both lend assistance In wing
to rega for her possession Of II es-
tate lch IL being appropriate by
rogues lder the leadership Of Nm Du
Val ley plan to frighten Zudoia so
that Hhe viii run away Failing, they
kidnap Hudora and Howard. the mine
superin' ,ndent. and put them In a private
insane ssylum. Howard dies but Zu-
dora, early furnished Is rescued by
Storm and his friends Detective Hunt
and Bald find the Zudora gold mine
Mrs. Copeand's Jewels are stolen. but
recovert through the cleverness OF Hunt
and Baird.