Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
ZUDORA
A GREAT MYSTIC STORY BY HAROLD MAcCRATH

with zudora when Chang opened the
door to storm. He made as though to
close the door again. but Storm was too
quick He rushed In fearlessly. and, as
Chang closed in, flung him aside before
the Chnaman could put the trick In his
leg to throw storm The lover rushed
headlong up the stairs to Zudora's room,
saw the rope attached to the bed, the
suitcase. but no Zudora. Hassam All had
tricked hm Down tine stairs he rushed,
wild with anger.
Chang awaited him, but for a second
time he was not quick enough The lover
dashed from the house, to be Informed by
his excited chauffeur that Chlnaman
and Zudora had entered n taxi which had
stood opposite and had been driven away.
(Which way7"
Straight ahoadl"
Come on, then! And drive like the
devil! Did you get the license NUMBER"
Too dark to see; but there was a crack
In the tail lamp"
1t was n wild goose chase, for they
never came within sight of a red lamp
with crack in It. But there was one
thing that John Storm knew II aught In
the way OF harm befell his sweetheart
he would kill Hassam Ali with his bare
hands.
Suppose we 80 down to Chinatown
and make try?" suggested the
chauffeur.
A good ideal
BY dint OF inquiry they learned that
Chlnaman and woman had been seen
entering Wu Chang's teashop. Storm
waited for over an hour. and as no one
came out he concluded that this was q
case for professional detectives, and he
straightway sought their aid. Together
they went over the records of Chinatown,
but WI Chang was not a tong man; there
had never been any opium smuggling; he
was one of the few Cinnamon down in
that crime-infested hole who stood clean
upon the police records Still, they were
willing to make n thorough investigation.
Hassam Ali, still disguised as Chang.
entered the supposed tea merchants
house and found Mrs. Du Roy awaiting
him. The woman at first thought him to
he Chang himself until he explained.
"Can you bring her out of the trance2"
she asked.
"That's the easiest part OF 1t. But
there's no need. She must remain in
this condition until long after you are
out to sea. l don't care If she never
comes out of It,"
You're a strange kind of uncle" mused
the woman, wondering what was behind
this unnatural attitude of the man.
That's my business" said Hassam All
gruflly. 'Now, find me n room for the
girl l am not going to trust to luck"
There is a walled room; the method
Of getting in and out of 1t is secret"
II rather believe you can trust me with
the secret" said Hassam All grimly.
"Follow me, then"
Zudora had to be led. She was physt-
cally capable as ever but her mind was
temporarily blank Once in the walled
room, she sat down placidly. after the
manner of persons hypnotized, and stared
at her hands 1t was all Hassam All
e., hKt,, hnr
out of the trance and tell her what was
going to happen, but his bump of caution
was abnormal She might escape some
where along the route, and that would
wind up the affairs of certain mystic
who, for a commission, advised old ladies
| when and how to invest their fortunes
a commission which, by the way, usually
consisted of at least half of the sums in
| vested.
The real wu Chang In the meanwhile,
left the house OF Hassam All at what
might be called the psychological mo-
| ment Ten minutes later the house was
under the espionage of plain clothes
man. Mr.. Chang, affable tea merchant,
| was driven to one of the uptown hotels
| he sometimes frequented. He wanted an
| allbI Besides this hotel was quite near
the hall where the adopted son of Mills
was to make his brilliant speech that
same night. 1t was a delightful thing
to make money with right and left hand.
But, as has already been said, you can
not throw two stones with two hands
and hit any given target.
Chang went to the hall, took n seat
where he could focus the eye of the boy,
and waited patiently for his debut. 1t
must have been exceedingly dull busi-
ness for a mind 80 keen as Wu Chang's
TO be forced to listen to the oratorical
spoutings OF green young intellects.
But a Chinaman will tarry until the