The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-29

| cove, from whence the voice had come
He seized the telephone and routed
out a half-dozen grumbling detectives.
Storm was a coming power; a turn of
the wheel might lift him to the posi-
ton of district attorney, and the detec-
tives wanted to be on the right side
of him in that event.
There was a bit of bluff in his dec
laration that he had been mysteriously
appraised of the fact that there was a
hidden room in WI Changes house and
that Zudora was there. The detectives
were still skeptical.
| To return to ZudOra. She was still
as Chang had left her, bound, gagged,
helpless. There was only one bit of
consolation: her mind was her own.
Through small, high window-out-
Wardly giving the appearance of be-
longing to the next house-the sun
poured in brightly and warmly She
gazed about eagerly, endeavoring to
find something sharp upon which she
| could saw her bonds. The room had
been (and evidently still was) a kind
Of seclusion for WI Chang when he
wanted to pursue his modes of Gull
| ture. There was table upon which
| stood readers magnifying glass at
| tached to a frame. Quickly Zudora
calculated the rays of the sun as the
inspiration came to her. She was
quite oblivious to the sudden sounds
coming family through the wall If
she could but reach the table, Fortu-
nately she was mot bound to the chair
She rose slowly and took short jumps,
balancing herself nicely. II she STUN
bled and fell. goodby liberty or the
chance of it.
1t took three minutes to reach the
table. With her elbow she hitched the
glass so that the sun fell upon it.
Instantly the book beneath emitted
bit of smoke. Zudora turned about so
that this burning ray became focused
upon the hempen cords. She felt the
smart and sting OF flame upon her
wrists. The ray was shriveling the
rope; she could smell it! She strain
ed suddenly at her withstand was
free! 1t took but moment to I'M
twist the rope and tear away the ban
dage.
Pistol shots.
She listened. A pounding began
to take place against the wall outside.
Her lover had found her!
Storm and the detectives had enter
ed unceremoniously this time, and a
fine bit of warfare ensued Chang lost
his temper and In doing so lost his
liberty He drew knife and sprang
at Storm with all the deadly fury Of
an angry Chinaman A lucky bullet
from one of the detectives saved
Storms life. Selling handy object,
Storm began to beat in the wall of the
alcove, even while the desperate battle
between the detectives and the China
men ragged fiercely about him.
When the battle was over and Chang
was in irons they got into Zudora's
prison. And they found a trap under
mat, and below they found the
source of Mr. WI Chang's fortune
thousands Of cans OF opium. And still
further below big room half filled
with the devotees of the drug.
Later Hassam Ali sat In his mystic
room and heard from her own lips Zu-
dOra's remarkable adventure.
my child, you had better give I'M
the struggle. In some manner Chang
has heard of your fortune and kid
mapped you for ransom. Wait until
you are 81. You will still be young
enough 70 marry Storm.
II have concluded to 20 to the end
i am determined to solve those twenty
riddles. -because-well because. begin
to find these adventures the most fas-
cipRtfng things In the world.
Very we'll. my child; but remem-
her that / have warned you."s.
No sooner was she zone from the
room than he set to plan pofne new
deviltfy. But for two weeks he tren-
bted. Chang might speak Rat Chang
never spohe His bit Of work TOR HES
sam An was Of small conseuuence Is
other crimes that we're unea- lhet, a