The Hattiesburg news., 1915-01-06
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A GREAT MYSTIC STORY
BY HAROLD McGRATH
SYNOPSIS.


80 Her father IL killed in q gold mine
Nodora and the fortune from the mine
which grows to be worth $2o.000o0Q are
4okt h the guardianship Of Frank Keene,
udora's mothers brother zudora. CIV
NJ promise Of great beauty. reaches the
-oGe Of eIghtean. The uncle. who has set
himself up as q Hindu mystic and Is
sHDoWn a. Hassam All. decides that Zu-
dora must die before abe can have
ynance to come into posaession OF her
Gnoueys 20 that II may be left to him, the
mkt Of kin. Hassam All sees an obstacle
- his scheme In the person Of John
yeorm, q young lawyer. for whom Zu-
NorA has takeS q fancy. and he COM
nAnds the girl to put the man out Of hei
0ind. Zudora insists that u she cannot
naHry Storm she win marry no one
well WE'LL" says Hassam Ali, 'tf you
p aka such stand IN compromise. Solve
! nv next twenty cases and you can marry
Nm: fail in . single case and you must
! Egno1nce him."
seedora. rrins the knowledge gained
IA years Of association with her uncle.
qnravels banning mystery and wins her
1Rst case-e case In which John Storm is
: oaved from being convicted Of a murder
@gtigated BY Hassam Ali himself.
Zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
ohan's house. where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
~ . princess. Storm. seeking Zudora, Is
made a prisoner. Zudora fofis Nabok
0han. restores the princess to her original
1pver and saves Storm from death.
4 maker Of diamonds tells Hassam Ali
~ secret Storm informs Zudora that
bis life Is being attempted frequently.
0torm suspects Hassam All. Storm is
arrested for stealing the diamond maker s
gems. but Zudora discovers the real
thieves-a pair of mice.
The negro help employed on Storms
father's farm are fleeing because a great
skeleton hand appears at night upon
hill near by. Storm is baffied in his in
yestigation, but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton. half
Wftted man. thus to annoy Storms par
onts Zudora finds Bolton operating q
big magic lantern and is attacked by
Bolton. Storm opportunely appears and
saves her from Bolton.
Hassam Ali asks Zudora to find q gem
lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets a photograph OF the gem and ii burns
In her hand. An old house Is mined by
Hassam All and the old men. Storm anc
Zudora are lured there and narrowly es
: cape destruction when the house blows up
When afternoon came a telephone
call arrived with it, and McWinteI
hurried of TO the laboratory. ratheI
pleased too. to find himself tempo
rarily placed over the man he hated Sc
heartily
The same amiability he had shown
to his wife he now exhibited In lesse,
degree toward Smith. who was rathe
astonished at the sudden turn of af
fairs.
I'm sorry lost my temper, Smith.
said McWinter. rather solemnly. "Bu
my nerves have gone to smash, ant
"Don't let that worry you," repliet
Smith, only too glad to bury the hatch
ct. 1--WE all lose our tempers once II
awhile But you ought to be littl
more careful of that wife of yours"
II know it'-humbly, all the Will,
black murder in his heart. 'We'll lie
bygones be bygones and go out som
day for hunt like We used to. There
nothing better than good rabbit stew
and Sally knows how to cook it."
I'D like nothing better" said tn
other man, believing In his heart tina
this new friendly attitude would al,
In making one poor woman a littl
happier.
II saids something about you goin
ON Saturday night You just forget it.
Gan right" said Smith.
At 8 O'Clock McWinter left the lat
oratory and wendrd his way to tn
mysterious shack In the woods Fo
an hour he experimental with a p,
culiaF sort OF contrivance and fror
time to time gave vent to diabolica
chuckle. The man may have been
monomaniac. but that was never to
~ kIlftk door seemed to please h
f1ls1 1n1lae..sely An enormous sprin
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