Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-13

Is only the casual tourist who is skeptlcal
There was a certain monk who thought he had
discovered gunpowder; there was a man who
thought he had discovered glazing for pottery;
there was a German physician who honestly
believed that he had discovered hypnotlsm
All fallaeles Of opinion the Chinese had in
vented these things or discovered them, long
before the Christian era.
WI Chang had taught Hassam Ali all he
knew about hypnotism; and hypnotism yltally
concerns Zudora in this episode Of her adyen-
lures. bit Of reediness--which is inherent
In all orientala-on the part Of WI Chang
proved his ultimate undoing.
WI Chang spoke English with remarkable
nuency Only In his den did he relapse into
tho gutturals OF his native tongue. Men ap.
piled to his arts as men applied to Hussam All
There lived in New York at this day veal
thy old bachelor who had adopted a son. The
old man was absolutely alone in the world
and this kind Of man has horror of dying
and having strangers divide his money As
this son grew mp he eyinced stupidity that
annoyed his father greatly Tutors by tha
score gave up the boy IA hopeless job and
II Mills had not possessed certain amount Of
vanity zudora would have vanished from the
face Of the earth. Curious Isn't II, how these
things doyetail7 The loss Of an envelope In
Singapore may be the cause OF the ultimate
death Of n man in Chicago
Mills had had dreams OF this boy becoming
a great orator eventually statesman, just
as an ordinary father would have dreamed
otsr the career Of real sou. Mills had one
day Dragged about the boys prowesu In this
direction, and foollshly entered tho boy in an
orotorical contest, Then ho started out to
hunt for aomO one to coach tho boy, and fnal-
" came to the door Of Cblnaman Yes, for
price WI Chang would make an orator Of
the boy for ono night This was all MIlio
desired to ease his vanity. The price was
rather stlr, but he agreed,
WI Chang brought the boy undOr the spell
Of hypnotIsm and put n brilliant speech on the
boys tongue An that was necessary now was
the presence Of WI Chang at tho contest.
Unfortunately for Chang, this night was close
to q fOr more lucrative and dangerous mlsslon.
You cannot throw two stones with two hands,
zudora had written Storm, and everything
was prepared for her flight From crack 10
the door Haeaam Ans man watched her cu-
rously aa she packed her belongings, jugG
enough Of clothes to see her at her journeys
end. Storm was to meet her with m auto.
She was to leave her room BY way Of 3
stout rope
Tho Hindu sorvou, returned TO hIs master
to report that tho memsahlb wau getting ready
to run away And IIAssam An set his scenes
immediately. WI Chang was usbSred IN hqli
nm hour later and he very quietly changed
costumes with the Hindu.
RemembeS" warned lIausam An. III Sue
uces YOU, or notices anything wrong she will
escape
"rruat me- smiled the Chlnaman,
Il was growing dark by now A street
Light vpurted several tlmes and then blascd
brilliantly. Zudora heard the rumble Of her
loyor'u automobile and pulled up The window
without mnklng sound She gave the whistle
agreed upon, aud Storm and hh chauffeur
muungcd to gol the rope up to her she tas.
tened Il securely % the foot Of the bad.