The Washington times., 1915-04-11
A SYNOPSIS OF
z u D O r Al
4 Great Mystic Story BY Harold Met eC,oib
FINAL EPISODE.
'The Richest Woman In the World"

ne hlCncSt woman In Ine NOTtu.
TT is on the smallest sort of things
that some big actions hinge and
i the solution of the mystery of the
Zudora mining properties came
about in just that way. Also IL
brought out the fact that the solution
was always at hand, only, the misest
detectives could not guess where it
could be found. Zudora had carried,
from the time she was a very small
child. the secret and she did not know
1t. The possession of the secret was
never suspected by her uncle, Hassan
Ali, and it was because he did not
know that he was held back from
taking over the Zudora properties.
The solution came as the result of
an accident. John Storm appeared at
Zudoras home one afternoon with a
box of his sweethearts favorite flow
ers. When Zudora thanked him with
always worn 9' on on Sie: Il about s"H fer her
neck caught in Storms coat and fell
to the floor, broken, zudora was very
locket had been her mothers and she
had always worn it, Storm insisted on
going to a jewelers. with It immedi
ately = to have it repaired S The teweler
that the picture of Zudora's mother
which was inside must be removed.
Hudora removed ID, the picture Behind
Your fathers will has been left in
GeorEe chaTgs RaaSIfe Rf STf trusted friend Capt
They hSrried at once to Tom Hunts
office: They found him in conference
with Marcus Villiers. Papers Uttered
ing over, for the third time, Certain
documents containing positive proof.
that Zudora's father had located
est in the world. But mention of a
WILL there was none. And so far as
getting any benefit from these South
African treasures was concerned, the
daughter Of a huckster.
When Hunt saw the paper WHICH
locket he was galvaniSed, into action.
He made connections with Jim Baird,
Who presently arrived at the office.
Tho Tnen til. they ecm9d ssPon Pan ths "
" hold of Nine: Du Val and the CON
syrtIators. with the pY,posse Of finding
parted to. take up his watch outside
the willy ~oman's villa.
In less than an hour Hunt received
word that the coast was clear It seem
had Just left the house to, go to the
Aapidary; if Hunt could come at once
they might be able to settle everything.
Leaving Nilliers at the office. the young
on tho Hudson.
YOU can get in easily by going over
The window of AIadame's S boudoir is
here to give warning If necessary. II
the will isn't in the boudoir, it must be
in the Grecan Salsn-probably In the
secret table.
Hunt being the lighter and quicker
Of the two, deftly made the ascent OF
the pergola and disappeared within
Madane's own room yielded nothing
and ne cautiously made his way down
stairs. Seeing the butler moving about
In the hall, he hid for a moment behind
a stone settee in the conservatory, ant
then slipped into the salon.
IhiS time he was able to open the tor
Of the secret table--and presently he
held in his hand the last will and tes
lament of HLd d0ra's father: Making hi!
exit as noiselessly as he had come, ht
reJolned bis friend: then hurried back e
\illiers with the papers, while Bairc
Went to get policemen to officiate in tn,
arrest of the Captain. Nine. Du Val
and the lapidary.
Baird and his assistants were jus
too late. They took the stone cutter
into custody with all the diamonds he
had in his possessiOn-but Nine. Dl
Val and her compan on already'had re
turned to the ,ecian Salon. whert
theV had discovered that the secre
table had been rified. Realizing tha
Baird and Hunt We're keeping clos
watch on the place, the conspirato or
were driven to devise A desperate ruse
With Captain Radcliffe Madame d.
Val called on Zudora to invite her VIII
Storm to an AT Home, with Dancing.
In the midst of a, the festivities thu
hostess and the captain disappeared
and amid intense excitement. a secre
panel and underground passage lead
, ing 10 the garage were found. and tn,
fuGitivcs tra'led to the dock. from
which, already, Madamc's private yaCh
was bearing them 10 sea. That sam,
night VNlcrs and Baird nHt in Zu
dora's hands the will establishing he
ownership Of the Du Val villa and tn
south African mines.
a few weeks later word was receivet
that the Yacht on which Madame Dl
' al and her companions had escape
had struck a floating mine in EuropeaI
waters and went down with al! al
board.
At Easter time Storm and Zudor
were married. Their wedding was cele
biated with great magnifCenCe in tn
GreCian Salon: and ViQers, the frs
of the guests to congratlllate the bf de
said heartily. as he pressed her hand
My dear. you should be happy. d
You realize that you are indeed fabu
lousy wealthy"
Looking fondly at her husband, Zu
dora answered:
with Johns iove am the riches
woman in the world"
CThe EndD