Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
SYNOPSIS.

Zudora is left an orphan at an early
age Her father IL killed In a gold mine,
Ludora and the fortune from the mine.
"hieh grows TO be worth s2OOO0,OOO are
ieit IN The guardianship OF Frank Keene,
Hudoras mothers brother Zudora. Civ
ihR promise OF great beauty, reaches the
age OF eighteen. The uncle who has set
hiflself up as Hindu mystic and Is
hho"h rs Hassam All decides that Zu-
doia must die before she can have "a
'hahce TO come into possession of her
money so mat 1t may be left to him, the
next oil KIN Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
~ MS scheme IN the person of John
ototm young lawyer for whom Xu-
aora mas taken a fancy, and he com
ihahus the girl TO put the man out Of her
h'ihu Ludora insists that II she cannot
marry Storm she viii marry no one
well, well, says Hassam Ali, III YOU
take such stand I'll compromise Solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
MN fan In a single case and you must
renounCe him"
Iudora, using the knowledge gained
from wears of association with her uncle
unravels battling mystery and wins her
hrst case-a case In which John Storm is
saved from being convicted of a murder
instisated by Hassam All himself
Iudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
Shans house, where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
ry princess Storm, seeking Zudora, Is
made 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
bob. a
Storm suspects Hasssm All storm is
arrested foI stealing the diamond makers
gems. but Zudora discovers the real
thleves-a pair OF mice
The negro help employed on Storms
fathers farm are fleeing because a great
skeleton hand appears at night upon a
hill near by Storm Is baiiied in his in
vestigation. but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton. a half
witted man, thus to annoy Storms par
ents Hudora finds Bolton operating
big magic lantern and is attacked by
him Storm OPPORTUNITY appears and saves
her from Bolton.
iiassam All asks Xudora to find a 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
Iudora are lured there and narrowly es
cape destruction when the house blows up
John McWinter, endeavoring to trap and
XIII George smith, IL killed himself and
smith ls charged with murder Hassam
All cohSpires to have John Storm meet
the same fate as McWinter. and he and
Storm are overcome by powerful fumes
Zudora saves them, proves that Melvin
ters oN dog trapped and killed him and
saves smith from band OF lynchers.
An inventor blows up submarine with
a pow rfu heat ray which he sendp
through water. llassam All sends Zudora
20 photographer directly beneath the In.
ventor'5 laboratory and orders the in.
ventor to kill her Zudora gets a warning.
and hel life Is saved The heat ray ma.
chine Is destroyed. and the photographer.
after quarrel with IIassam All, is found
dead in the river
WI Chang prevents Zudoras elopement
WIN John storm by hypnotiZing her, and
he and liassam All attempt to smuggIe
her out OF the country. This plot is frus-
trated by storm
Baird, lIassam ANS double. falls in
love win Zudora. Baird and Mime Du
val kidnap Zudora and the Van Wick |
ehhd. storm rescues them and Hassam
Ali dies
With Hassam Ali dead Zudora is releas-
cd 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 S9O.0O0OOO left to her. Her
remarkable adventures will he portrayed |
by Harold MacGrath In the succeeding |
chapters This photo serial is being shown /
In the leading moving picture theaters by T
the Thanhouser Film Corporation. Among I
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
10 regain far her possession OF this es-
tate which ID being appropriated by
rogues.