Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-02
ZUDORA
A GREAT MYSTIC STORY BY HAROLD MAcGRATH

of some sort and wants us out of the way
before we discover it,"
And what crime could he possibly have
committed that he should want us both
out of the way?"
''Td give a year OF my life to find out"
| bitterly. Gomez there's no use lettering
| around here. The sooner we get back to
town the better And when we get to
town We'll go right in to Uncle Hassam
| Ali's study and ask a few questions"
John, that would be utter madness"
well, something definite may result
from It, If you will not go with me I'll
talk to him alone"
And come to blows. as you did the
other time. and give him a gool legal ex-
| cuse to harm you"
I've made up my mind" doggedly
Then | don't suppose II would do any
good to argue with you"
Indeed. Storm did waste his time on
| Uncle Hassam, as he now called the
mystic. He saw that individual at the
head of the stairs and rushed up When
he arrived at the landing Hassam Ali
| had disappeared effectualy as if he
had vanished through the wall, which. in
| fact though John was not aware of 1t,
was exactly what hassam Ali had done!
John went downstairs again, swearing
under his breath. He was terribly angry,
and when he finally departed he left
his sweetheart in tears.
There was q good vein of stubbornness
in Storms makeup. On the way home
he determined to have a reckoneing with
those hoary old scamps who were work
Ing in Hassam Ali's interest. At least
they could satisfy his physical needs, that
of humping their heads together They
were the manipulators OF some devil
machine which had caused these mys-
terious fires, always in the vicinity of
Zudora.
In the morning zudora telephoned to
learn that John had gone out of town.
Instinctively she knew just where he had
gone, poor, foolish lover. And so she
set out after him, distracted. 1t was
quite reasonable that the twins would
be expecting John and would be pre-
pared for his reception. She therefore
made the village about an hour later
than John, and hired the only taxicab
she could find.
John found a very uueerly made anna
ratus back of the house. on a knoll He
had read about something of the sort,
perpetual ray gathered from light and
capable of sA1ding forth a terrific heat,
something Ike crystal focused under
clear sunlight. He could sense a mild
warmth as he neared tia mild warmth
because the refiectors had been momen-
tarily detected, not focused. He knew
nothing about the house being mined and
ready for his advent. He drew his re-
volVer and began pepperlng the Internal
machine. He could at least put 1t out
of business temporarily. Vaguely he
heard the rumble of motor and turned |
TO see Iudora step out of taxicab. He |
waived his hand. and she came running |
up the hill. On the way up she saw |
something that resembled burning fuse
on the ground. Then the horror Of line |
trap dawned upon here, They were TO |
be lured into the house and blown up!
gIaHnlnR. rad
covery- She caught him by the hand and
dragged him down the hill at a run,
None too soon The earth shook. a |
thousand thunders seemed ringing In
their ears. When they finally turned
they saw both house and side of the |
hill had been totally destroyed
From the distance Hassam Ali saw
that he must try once more
CTo Be Continued)
Copyright, 1914, by Harold MacGrath.