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CHAPTER viii.
The Hypnotic Power OF Mr.. Chang.

.'no rlypnottc foWeT OF Mr. Chang.
TOR a long time Zudora paced
her room. She was troubled
That afternoon Storm mad
pleaded with her so strongly
to leave her uncle. marry him and 90
Tar away that she had been drawn al
most irresistibly toward her lover
FROM time to time she paused before
some object. moved II abstractedly and
resumed her pacing. The youth in her
wanted to fly away and he happy.
The thought of her vast fortune of.
ten terrified her The moment the
world found out that she was so rich
an heiress she would he beset With all
sorts OF devices by fortune hunters
Every grade Of beggar would be at
her doorstep. More than that. she had
made some strange enemies during
her short career as a detective, and II
these individuals knew OF her wealth
they would leave no stone unturned
to trap her and hold her for some
enormous ransom. A little money.
enough to take care of her and supply
her simple needs-that was all she
craved.
Hut twenty millionsl In dollars she
could hardly count that sum during
her allotted years!
Sometimes she found herself on the
verge OF asking her uncle, Hassam
All. to take the bulk Of IL and let her
he free TO do as she Thought it But
always size stepped back from the
threshold OF this act. Great dreams of
doing good IN the world held her. She
dreamed Of helping humanity with
these millions. to bny farms and con-
vert them Into communities for thrifty
nut unfortunate people. to build great
hospitals. children's Fairgrounds. She
determined that these dreams should
become realities just as soon as she
had accomplished the twenty tasks I'm
posed upon her by her uncle.
She longed with all her heart TO go
10 John Storm. but her word TO her
Uncle was like barrier of stone.
But tonight life had suddenly devel
NPNN heW HuBle. QUO WuS ih ioNes
she was young: she had right to be
happy. And she was fighting battle
between loyalty to her word and the
urgings Of her heart. Besides, II was
quite possible that the very next case
might be the last. Several times so
fer she had escaped death by n hair.
That in Itself did not deter her. for
she was as courageous as lion. But
she did not care to court death when
the greatest happiness In the world
was within arms reach.
She stopped suddenly before win.
dow and pressed her hot forehead
against the cool pane. Over the great
city hung that almost lurid haze-the
million lamps thrown against the sky,
suddenly all hesitance left her; her
resolution was formed. She walked
quickly TO her writing desk and sat
aown to write. She would accept
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had been ana evidently still was n
kind Of secluSiOn for WI Chang when
he desired to pursue his modes OF cni-
ture. There wns n table. upon which
stood n readers magnirying glass ut
tached to frame. Quickly ZudOril
calculated the rays Of tile sun as the,
inspiration came 10 her. She was quite
oblivi0us TO the sudden sounds coming
family through the wall. II she could
but reach that table, Fortunately she
was not hound to the chair. She rose
slowly and took short little jumps. bal
nncing herself nicely. II she stumbled
and fell go0dby liberty.
Ii took three minutes 10 reach the
table. With her elbow she hltched the
glass so that the sun fell full upon ir.
Instantly the book 6pneath emitted IA
bit Of smoke XudOra turned about so
that this burning ray became focused
upon the hempen cords. She felt the
smart and sting OF flame upon her
wrists. But that was nothing. The
ray was shrivelng the rope: she could
smell II! She strained suddenly at her
wrlsts-and was free!
Pistol shots!
She listened. A pounding began TO
take place against the wall outside.
Her lover had found her!
Storm and the detectives had entered
unceremoniously this time. and a fne
bit OF warfare ensued. Chang lost his
temper and In doing so lost his liberty.
When the battle was over and Chang
was In irons they got into Zudora's
prison And they found trap under
q mat, and below they found tho
source of Wu Chnng's fortune-thon-
sands OF cans OF opium -nnd still far
ther below big room half Glled with
the devotees Of the drug.
Later Hassam Ali sat In his mystic
room and heard from her own lips
Zudora's remarkable adventure.
MY child. you had better give up the
struggle. In some manner Chang has
heard Of your fortune and kidnapped
you for ransom. Wait until you are
twenty-one. You win still be young
enough to marry Storm"
II have concluded to go to the end.
l am determined to solve these twenty
riddles because-well, because I begin
to 6nd these adventures the most fas-
cinatlng things In the world"
"Very well. my child. but remember
that ! have warned yon"
No sooner was she gone from the
room than he set to plan some new
deviltry. But for two weeks he trem-
bled. Chang might speak. But Chang
never spoke. His bit OF work for
Hassnm All was of small consequence
compared with other crimes unearthed
within that fortnight wu Chang was
not born to die in cell. A little black
pellet In his mandarln's ring opened
the way out
lTo M Continued
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"sleepl" she heard vaguely. "sIeepl"
vide against any weakening in this
resolve she would write him ut once
to this effect.
Downstairs the bell rang. AIMED
shuffied to the door. A very beautiful
woman entered
Il should like to see your master,
Hassam ALI" she said quietly.
"Have you an appointment asked
the servant. bowling "One sees him
at night only by appointment"
u believe he will see me-" she re-
piled. with a singular smile. "An.
nounee Nine. Du Roy"
"Yes. madame" The servant re-
turned directly. Follow me. madame.
The master will receive you"
81 thought So"
Hassam Ali stood by his crystal as
she entered. At sign the servant
took himself off.
81 was not expecting yon. madame"
said Hassam Ali. but he smiled as he
spoke.
"Mr. Chang could not come. or
course you know that you can trust
our organization
"Yes. But did Chang confide in
you| An almost imperceptible frown
fitted across Hassam Ais face. He
knew the Caucasian women: he was
wary in trusting them with vital Sc
crets. A Chinaman. on the other hand.
was like sand; he absorbed but never
gave back secret. Still. In the pres.
ent case, be was bound to trust this
woman.
quarter OF an hour passed. when
! she took her leave. eaving Hassam
All quite satisfied He was reasonably
sure that Zudora would be taken off
his hands this time and In a manner
which would totally battle all the de-
tectives In Manhattan. But there was
a hurt in 1t. II was going to cost mon.
ey. His beautiful gold would be some
hundreds lower for WI Chang never
accepted anything hut gold for bis
services. You cannot mark gold as you
can paper money. WI Chang was the
wisest oriental in New York
Among the various races which in.
habit this earth none il less known
than the Chinese. One hears tale
now and then that comes down to the
coast and those who know China be.
lieve all that comes down to the coast
II IL only the casual tourist who Is
skeptical. There was certain monk
who thought he had discovered gun.
powder; there was q man who thought
he had discovered Glazing for pottery;
there was German physician who
honestly believed that he had discover
ed hypnotlsm. All fallacies Of opinion.
The Chinese had invented these things,
or discovered them, long before the
Christian era.
Wu Chang had taught Hassam Ali
nll he knew about hypnotism, and hyp-
notism vitality concerns Zudora In this
episode Of her adventures. A bit Of
greedlness- which In inherent in all
orientals-on the part OF WI Chang
proved his ultimate undoing
Wu Chang spoke English with re.
markable fluency Only In his den did
he relapse into the gutturals of his na-
tive tongue. Men applied to his arts
as men applied to Hnssam All
There lived In New York at this day
wealthy old bachelor who had adopt.
ed a son The old man was absolute
~ alone in the world. and this kind Of
man has a horror OF dying and having
strangers divide his money As this
son grew up he evinced stupidity
that annoyed his father greatly. Tu-
tors by the score gave mp the boy as
n hopeless Job, and II Mills had not
possessed certain amount Of vanity
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ZUDORA
A Great Mystic Story by Harold McGrath
Copyright by Harold McGrath
Copyright, 1914. by Harold McGrath.

John Storms plea. She would 90 to
MIN the very next day. Let her uncle
become furious Was not her lover
more to her than this strange man
who was all that remained OF kith or
Kin who followed strange cults, per.
formed extraordinary feats at one
time and the veriest humbugs at an
other?
She would run away on the morrow
and marry John Storm And to pro
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WI Chang's 10 be forced to listen to
the orntoricai spontings OF green
young lntellects But Chinnman will
tarry until the reaper comes II there
is gold at the end
When the boy finally came forward,
blinking and frightened. old Mills for
n moment thought Wu Chang had be-
trayed him. But all ut once the boy
seemed to straighten up, and present
ly he began TO speak The voice was
unpleasant and monotonous. No hyp-
notlsm In the world could change that
There were some SURPRISED people In
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MORE MEN NEEDED
TO SAFEGUARD LIFE
Secretary RedfieId Says Pres.
ent Steamboat inspection
Force Is Inadequate.

Defense of the much-oveIworked
steamboat inspection service is writ
ten in part three of Secretary Red
fields annual report, made public last
night. He deals at length with the
Eastland disaster at Chicago, all of
which has been covered in the public
press: calls attention to the increased
burdens placed on the service and
places the blame for any catastrophe
which might occur to vessels squarely
on the shoulders of Congress and the
people for failing to provide for force
large enough to handle the business
well.
Pointing out the additional burdens
and responsibilities which have been
placed both on the supervising inspector
general of the steamboat inspection
service and the chief of the bureau of
navigation. without any additional
compensation, the Secretary recon-
mends that the heads of these two
services should have their salaries in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
on
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SCHOOLS NAME PLEASES.
Park View Citizens Commend Deci-
sion of Commissioners.

The naming by the District Commits
sioners of the new school building in
Park View the Park View School. in
stead of the Lemon G. Hine School. as
requested by the board of education.
was commended in letters received by
the Commissioners yesterday.
F.. F. Weston of the Treasury De-
partment, in q letter to the Commits
sioners, said: 1T seems to me emil
nently proper that school buildings
should be named in accordance with
the wishes of the patrons Of the school,
as was done in this case, rather than
named for any person. and | believe if
a general expression of opinion could
be had the school buildings would all
be renamed to indicate their locality"
Other letters of communication were
received from George Fort of the
Treasury Department. John S. Mills of
1906 sth street and Jabez Lee. I'LL U
street.
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PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

Changes of duties and stations of
public health service for the seven
days ended December Is, are as fol-
lows:
Assistant Surgean General Henry r.
Carter. to report at the bureau for
conference.
Surgeon S. B. Grubbs, sixteen days
leave from December 80
Surgeon w. c. Billings. redetailed at
immigration station, Angel Island, Cal,
effective February 10.
Surgeon w. W. King, to inspect Guam
lea. Cuba. La Romona and Santo
Domingo, Santo Domingo, with respect
to introduction of epidemic diseases.
Surgeon NJ X. Gwyn. twenty-five
Surgeon r. l.. Wilson, to proceed to
New Orleans, La, to study hydro
cyanic gas method of fumigation of
vessels.
Assistant Surgeon T. j. LiddelI one
months leave from December 20.
Assistant Surgeon l.. o. Weldon, two
days additional leave en- route to Ellis
Island, N. Y.
Assistant Surgeon Carl Michel. re-
lieved on coast guard cutter Itasca,
San Juan, Porto Rico. Continue to
render medical and surgical aid to. per-
sonnet of the cutter Itasca when nee
essary.
Pharmacist J. V. La Grange, two
days leave, December 9 and 10.
Pharmacist F. s. Goodman, rede-
tailed at Tampa bay quarantine sta
ton. January 10.
Pharmacist George l. Van Ness, pro-
NOTED to pharmacist of the first class
10.
The advisory board for the hygienic
la boratory convened to meet at the bu-
reau, Washington, December 90.
Surgeon l.. r. H. Bahrenburg and
Acting Assistant Surgeon d. p. Wall,
detailed as members of coast guard
retiring board to meet at Galveston,
Tex, December 10.
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BUYS 1875 MACHINE GUNS.
Army Places Contract for New Type
of Vickers.

A contract has been let by the War
Department for 1e5 of the new type of
Fickers machine gun This is the gun
selected by the board of army officers
in competitive test with four other
makes of machine gun, and is regard
ed as superior to other types. The
guns were submitted to shop and field
tests of every variety for a year, under
the direction of the board. It will be
almost year before the order for the
new guns viii be filled by the contrac-
tors: then they will be issued to the
army.
1t was understood that the estimates
TINS year sent to Congress provide for
z3o aoditional machine guns. Under the
plan for the reorganization of the army
thirteenth company of each regiment
of infsntry and cavalry will be armed
with machine guns
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Avalon, oysters from Rag
ged point beds. at 18th street wharf
for the market here: Standard Oil
Company tank barges. No and No. So,
from Baltimore, with oil in bulk for
and the Standard Oil Company; steamer
Northland, from Norfolk and Old Point
to the Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company; steamer Gratitude. from
Proctors wharf and river points, to
the Potomac and Chesapeake Steam
boat Company: steamer w. l.. Davis,
from Grinders wharf and Potomac
landings to the Peoples line.
Departures.
Boats Hufty and Avalon, light, for a
lower Potomac point after oysters for
this market; barge Christiana, light.
from Georgetown for St. Marys river
en- route to Chesapeake bay point to
load: steamer Southland, for Old Point
and Norfolk: steamer Northumberland,
for river landings and Baltimore; boat
Mary Chapman, light. from 18th street
Tugs and lows.
Tug Minerva left with light barge
to join tow for Norfolk; Standard Oil
Company tug No. 10 arrived from Bal
timore with two oil-1aden barges; tug
Jeff arrived with lighter from Broad
creek for the Eastern branch; tug
John Miller arrived in the Eastern
branch with lighters laden with brick
clay from swan creek; tug Walter F.
Meade arrived at Georgetown with
lighters; tug Eugenia arrived with
sand and gravel laden lighters and left
with light acows for sand-digging
grounds.
Memoranda.
Schooner Lottie Thomas is due here
with full cargo of oysters for the
local market; schooner Florence A. is
due at a bay point from this city to
load for Baltimore; schooner Charles L.
Rhode is due at Norfolk from Newbern,
y. c., for this city with lumber;
schooner J. r. Dixon is at lower
Potomac point to load oysters for this
market; schooner Mabel and Ruth will
load coal at Norfolk for Newborn. and
lumber at Newborn for dealers here:
schooner Five Sisters is in Virginia
creek for the winter; schooner Ruth
Decker is chartered to load lumber at a
North Carolina point for the market
here.
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Statistics as to Shipping.

Many statistics on the shipping situa-
ton of the country are contained in
that section of the report dealing with
the bureau of navigation. The in
crease of 1868 gross tons in Ameri-
can shipping in foreign trade comes in
part also from the diversion of Ameri-
can ships, formerly in domestic trade,
to the foreign trade through the more
favorable conditions.~for competitive
employment created by the European
war. the report says.
While the output of the siipyards
was a third Iess in 1915, as compared
with the previous year. and less than
for any year in the past sixteen. this
diminished output was anticipated on
account of the temporary depressed
condition of industry.
Half the tonnage now under construc-
ton and one-third of the tonnage
transferred under the ship registry act
were tank steamers. Speaking of the
work of the motor boat policemen, the
Tarragon and the Dixie, the Secretary
says that "in the Potomac river, in the
sounds of North Carolina and in many
other places the owners of small yes
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FRANCE HAS QUICK RECOVERY
FROM INVASION OF GERMANS
Richard Harding Davis Finds Rebuilt
Countryside and Repopulated Towns
From the Marine to the Aisne.

4 MeauS and beyond at Chateau
InieUy SPRAYED in the river again
nave been reared in air. People have
already forgotten that a year ago 70
reach scissors from Meaux the broken
bridges forced them to make a detour
of fifty miles.
The lesson of it is that the French
people have no time TO waste upon post
the event. there are those who still
talk of Sherman's raid through Co
!umbla, who are SO old that they hum
hymns of hate about it. How much wiser
how much more proud. is the village of
Neuichelles- Not fifty, but only one
year, has passed since the Germans
wrecked Neufchelles, and already it
has been disinfected of their presence.
rebuilt and repopulated-not after the
war has for half century been at an
end, but while war still endures, while
1t Is but twenty miles away What bet
ter could illustrate the spirit of the
French what better foretell their final
victory?
Copyright 1915. by Richard Harding Davis)
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Fireproof Excursion Boats.

One of the most important recon-
mendations of the Secretary is that all
excursion boats carrying $50 or more
passengers should be constructed of
strictly f1reproof material by January
1. 1918. 1t is no longer open to doubt
that such construction is feasible, he
says. The matter has long passed its
experimental stage.
He recommends that the Department
be given authority to regulae the
transportation of explosives on yes
sells. 1t should be borne in mind, he
says, that the purpose Of the depart
ment is not to destroy but to regulate
commerce, and therefore there are
some commodities which if regulated
might be transported with compare
tive safety on steamers carrying pas
sengsrs. but the regulation of which
cannot now be undertaken because the
department is without authority.
Legislation providing for a special
board of inquiry to investigate vessel
disasters is sought by the Secretary
The board would relieve the local in
spectors who now make such investiga-
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Princetonians to Entertain.

The Triangle Club of Princeton Uni
versity is to present it's latest comedy,
'The Evil Eye" at the Belasco The
alter Monday afternoon, January 8. AS
is always the case with this organiza-
ton, the book and music is the work
of undergraduates, as is also the de-
signs for the costumes and scenery
The club is this year undertaking an
extensive trip of 5000 miles, perform
ances having been arranged for in
Philadelphia. Cincinnati. Louisville,
Memphis, St. Louis, st. Paul. Minneapo-
lis, Chicago. Pittsburgh, Baltimore,
Washington and New York. While in
Washington the members will be ex-
tensively entertainment
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Will Discuss Police Work.

Police Departments as a Social
Agency is to be the subject of discus
sion at a meeting of the Monday Even
ing Club to be held tomorrow night at
the Y. NJ. c. A. building. Among those
scheduled to participate in the discus
sion are Commissioner Louis Brownlow
and Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, super
intendent of police. William Knowles
Cooper is to be chairman of the dis
cussion. The last half of the evening
is to be devoted to an open forum for
questions.
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sells show a commendable desire 20
comply with the laws when once they
are informed concerning them and are
satisfied that they are being equally
enforced"
The need OF load line regulation for
ocean-going steamers is urgent. he
says. and should not be postponed be-
yond the present session of Congress
He suggests a board of three experts
to frame the regulations.
Numerous improvements in aids to
navigation are noted by the Secretary
in his discussion of the lighthouse
service.
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Arises From the Wreckage.

Neufchelles I remembered as a village
completely wrecked and inhabited only
by n very. very old man and a cat that,
as though for company, stalked behind
him. l especially recalled it because.
not content with wrecking the few
stores and their poor array of goods.
the Germans had driven their bayonets
through the ceilings. 1t had impressed
me as the last word in childish spite
and wasted energy. But today Neuf-
cnelles is thriving, contented, com
monpiace town. Splashes of cement
less weather stained than that sur
rounding them. are the only signs re-
naming of the explosive shells. The
stonemason and the plasterer have OBJ
liberated the work of the guns, the tiny
shops have been refilled. the tide Of life
has flowed back and in the streets the
bareheaded women. their shoulders
wrapped in black wooden shawls,
hand call to one another from the door
ways.
There was the stable of large villa,
in which l had see five fine riding
bullet hole over the temple. sn the re-
treat they had been destroyed to pre-
vent the French using them as re-
| mounts. This time. as we passed the
over the half doors. the lofts were
| against the coming of winter, were
piled many cords of wood. and rival
!, chandeliers, with their >harems, were
stalking proudly around the stable
yard, pecking at the scattered grain.
| 1t was picture Of comfort and con-
tent and it was like that all the way
Poplars Covered With Foliage.
| Even the giant poplars that line the
| road for four miles out Of Meaux to
| the west and that had been split and
| shattered are now covered with
autumn foliage. the scars are over
grown and by DR.. Nature the raw
spots have been cauterized and have
| healed Even the stone bridges that
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OTHER SPECIALS

Pumpkin, can. .1oc
Squash. can. .1oc
Currants. pkg. .15c
Cranberries, ID. 1oc
Prunes. 4o-5os, ID. .15c
Figs, in boxes, each. :. .1oc
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home of his daughter. Mrs. William I.
Bowie, of heart disease. He was born
in Baltimore siXty-nine years ago and
was the Son OF the hate John ID.
Wheeler.
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SEASONINGS

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

John B. Wheeler, one of the organ
izers and for thirty years cashier of
the Dro*ers and Mechanics National
Bank. Baltimore, died suddenly at the