Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-16
ZUDORA
In the Twenty Million
Dollar Mystery
BY HAROLD NACCRATH
Copyright, 1914 and 1915. by Harold MacGrath
By HAROLD MACCRATH
Copyright 1914 and 1915. by Harold r1acGrath
SYNOPSIS.

NOPSlS.
Zudora 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 S2O0000OO 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 Ali He decides that
Zudora must die before she can have
chance to come into possession Of her
money so that 1t may be left to him. the
next Of kin. Hassam All sees an o. tacle
10 his scheme in the person OF John
Storm a young lawyer. for whom Hu-
dora has taken 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 one
We'll. well" says Hassam Ali,s solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; fail In a single case and you must
renource him."
Zudora unravels mystery and wins her
first case-a case In which John Storm Is
saved from being convicted of murder
instigated by IIassam All himself.
Iudora and Hassam All visit Nabok
shans house, where sleep overcones ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts mar
ry princess Storm, seeking ZuGora. 10
made a 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 IIassam All. Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems. but Zudora discovers the real
thlevea-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 bafiied In his In
vestiga ton. but Zudora learns that her
uncle lls employed Jimmy Bolton, half
witted man. thus to annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating a
big magic lantern and Is attacked b,
him. storm appears and saves her
Hassam All asks Zudora to find a gem
lost b. two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets a photograph OF the gem and 1t burns
In her hand An old house Is mined by
Hassam Ali and the old men. Storm and
Zudora are lured there and narrowly es-
cape struction when the house blows up.
John McWinter, endeavoring to trap and
KIN G Orge Smith. Is killed himself, and
Smith ) charged with murder. Iassam
All &C spires to have John storm meet
the Sd ne fate as McWinter, and lie and
Storm are overcome by powerful fumes
Zudora saves them. proves that McWln-
ters own dog trapped and killed him and
saves Smith from band Of lynchers
An inventor blows up a submarine with
a pow erful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam All sends Zudora
TO a photographer directly beneath the in
f..Ia Al. L..
ventor to kill her Zudorn gets warning.
and her life is saved The heat ray ma
chine Is destroyed. and the photographer,
after quarrel with Hassam Ali. is found
dead In the river.
WI Chang prevents Zudora's elopement
with John Storm by hypnotzng her. and
he and Hassam All attempt to smugele
her out OF the country. This plot is frus
trated by Storm.
Baird. Ilassam AIS double. falls In
love with Zulora Baird and Nine. Du
Val kidnap Zudora and the Van Wick
child Storm rescues Them and Hassam
All 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 Ii the mystery OF her
own life, and the ambition to secure the
vast fortune OF $20, 900 left to her This
great photo serial Is being shown in
the leading moving picture theaters by
the ThanhoLser 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 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
Storm and his friends. Detective Hunt
and Baird find the Zudora gold mine
Mrs Copelaud's jewels are stolen, but
recovered through the cleyerness OF Hum
and Baird. They investigate the mys
teries OF Nine. Du Vars house y map
Of o mine Is stolen from Zudora. who later
u kidnapped and held prisoner.