The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-19
3uD0RA
AGREAT MYSTIC STORY
BY HAROLD McCRATh
SYNOPSIS.

age. Her father Is killed In a gold mine
Zudora and the fortune from the mine.
which grows to be worth s2U.O00.OOO, are
left In the guardianship OF Frank Keene.
Zudora's mothers brother Zudora, CIV
ing promise Of great beauty reaches the
age OF eighteen. The uncle. who mas set
himself up as Hindu mystic and is
known as Hassam Ali. decides that Zu-
dora must die before she can have
chance To come into possession OF her
money. SO that Il may 10 left 10 MIN. the
next Of kin. Hsseam All sees an obstacle
to his scheme IN the person OF John
Storm. young lawyer for whom Zu
dora has taken = fancy. and ne com.
mands the girl TO put the man out of hei
MIND. Zudora insists that n she cannot
marry Storm she vii, marry no one.
WELL WELL" says Hassam All. IF you
take such q stand I'll compromise Solve
my next twenty cases and you can MARI,
him: fail In . singie case and you mus,
renouncs MIN"
Zudora. using the knowledge gained
from years OF association with her uncle
unravels a bafnins mystery and wins her
nrst case-a case In which John Storm rs
saved from being convicted Of a murder
instigated by Hassam All himself.
Zudora ana Hassam All visit NaboK
shan's house. where sleep overcomes ev.
cry one whenever Nabok attempts TO mar.
~ princess Storm. seeking Zudora Ia
made prisoner. Zudora foils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess to her origina
lover and saves Storm from death.
A maker OF diamonds tells Hassam All
his secret Storm informs zudora that
his life 10 being attempted frequently
Storm suspects Hassam All Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gemA but Zudora discovsrs the real
Thieves pair Of mice
The negro help employed on Storms
fathers farm are fleeing because . great
skeleton hand appears at night upon q
hill near By Storm 10 banned W his In
vestigatton. but Xud0ra learns that hei
uncle has employed Jimny Bolton. halt
wSttsd man. thus to annoy otorm's par
entA Zudora nnds Bolton epsratins Q
bic magic lantern and y attacked b,
him Storm OPPORTUNITY appsars ana saver
her from Bolton.
Hassam Ali asks Zudora 10 nnd q gem
Iost BY two mysterious old men. zudors
gets photograph OF the gem and II burns
In her hand An old house u mined BY
Hassam All and the old men. Storm and
Zudora are Iured there and narrowly es
cape destruction when tho house blows up
John McWintef. endea vorins tn trap and
Kill George Smith. Is killed himself, and
Smith 10 charged with murder Haaaam
All consptres to nave John storm meet
the same fate A. McWinteI. and ne and
Storm are overcome by powerful fumes
Zudora saver them. proves that McWin
ter's own dog trapped and killed MIN ana
saves Smith from Q band OF lynchers
An inventor blows up a submarine with
. powerfui heat ray which nc sends
through water Hassam All sends Iudors
to photographer directly beneath the IN
ventors laboratory and orders the In
ventor to kill her Zudora gets warning
| ana her life Is saved The heat ra, ma
chine IL destroyed. and the photographer
| after a quarrel with Hassam An ia ronnd
dead In the river
80. s:!Guic -.i,r to see your mister
Hassam An she said quietly.
Have you IN 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. IAN
nounce Nine, Du Roy"
Eyes. 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 a sign the servant
took himself off.
Il was not expecting you, madame"
said Hassam All but he smiled as be
spoke.
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ni'teo aeross hhsSam Ana race de
KNEW tue Naueasihh women: ne was
""r! III .ruS'ins tnrin WIN sital Sc
'r''S eninnman' on the otnrr hand.
WIS ',ke sahd; ne ABSORBED but never
gave ohck secret. Still. In the pres
'"' case ne WIS n"und 10 trust this
woman
I""r'er OF an nour passed. "hen
Il" TOOK her 'eaVe, leaving hassam