Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09
SYNOPSIS.

Hudora is left an orphan at an early
age Her father Is killed In a gold mine
Zudora and the fortune from the mine,
which grows to be worth $40 100000, are
left In the 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 Ali sees an obstacle
to his scheme In the person Of John
storm. young lawyer. for whom Zu-
dora h taken a fancy and he COM
mands ne girl to put the man out OF her
mind. fudora insists that II she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one,
We'll, we'll" says Hassam Ali solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; ffil in a single case and you must
renoun, him"
Tudor unravels mystery and wins her
hfst case-a case in which John Storm Is
saved from being convicted of murder
insttgated by Hassam All himself
Zudora and IIassam All visit Nabok
shans house, where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
ny pr ncess. Storm, seeking Zudora, Ii
made prisoner Zudora foils Nabok
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 u being attempted frequently.
Storm suspects Hassam All. Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
t'Rems. but Zudora discovers the real
Nhieves-a pair OF mice.
RThe negro help employed on Storms
Pa has far. al.
skeleton hand appears at night upon a
hill near by, Storm Is bafiied In his In
vestigation, but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton a half
wltted man. thus TO annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating q
big magic lantern and Ii attacked b,
hlm Storm appears and saves her.
Hassam All asks Zudora TO find gem
lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets a 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, endea vorlng 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 McWiD-
ter's owl dog trapped and killed him and
saves Smith from band OF lynchers
An inventor blows up submarine with |
a powerful heat ray which he sends |
through water. Hassam All sends zudora |
TO PHI ographer directly beneath the In. |
ventors laboratory and orders the In |
ventor to kill her. Zudora gets warning,
and her life Is saved. The heat ray ma
chine is destroyed and the photogra pher,
after quarrel with Hassam All, IL found |
dead In the river.
WI Chang prevents Zudoras 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 Airs 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 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 t2O 0O6OO 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 uncles papers
Zudora finds that her father left her an
interest In a diamond NINE 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 frghten 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 famlshed 10 rescued by
Storm afd his friends Detective Hunt
and Bal / find the Zudora gold mine
MIS-, Copeland's jewels are stolen but
recovered through the cleverness OF Hun,
and Baird. They investigate the mys
teries OF Nine, pu Vars house. map
Of mir is stolen from Zudora.