Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-04-29
SYNOPSIS.


Zudora II left an orphan at an early
age Her father II killed In a gold mine.
Zudora and the fortune from the mine.
which grows 10 be worth te0O0000o. are
left In the guardianship Of Frank Keena
zudora's mothers brother. who has set
himself up a. Hindu mystic and is
known a. Hassam ALI He decides that
Eudora must die before she can have
chance to come into possession or her
money. 90 that II may be left to him. the
next Of kin. HaBsam All sees an obstacle
20 his scheme In. the person Of John
Storm. q young lHwyer. for whom zu-
dora has taken a fancy, and he COM
mands the girl 20 put the man out OF her
mind. zudora insists that II she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
WELL WELL" says Hassam All. solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; fail in single case and you must
renounce him."
Zudora unravels mystery and wins her
FIRST case-a case in which John Storm Is
saved from being convicted OF murder
instigated by Hassam ALI himself
Zudora and Hassam All visit Nabok
Shan's house, where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts TO mar
ry n princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, -
made q prisoner. Zudora foils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess to her original
A maker OF diamonds tells Hassarn All
his secret Storm informs Zudora that
his life IL being attempted frequently.
Storm suspects Hassam All. Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems. but Zudora discovers the real
thieves-a pair OF mice.
The negro help employed on Storms
fathers farm are fleeing because great
skeleton hand appears at night upon
= a. AofF Na1 In IN.
vestigation. but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton. half
witted man, thus to annoy Storms ear
ents Zudora finds Bolton operating
big magic lantern and Is attacked by
him. Storm appears and saves her.
Hassam Ali asks Zudora to find gem
lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets photograph of the gem and it burns
in her hand. An old house is mined by
Hassam Ali and the old men. Storm and
Zudora are lured there and narrowly es- |
cape destruction when the house blows up. |
John McWinter endeavoring to trap and
kill George Smith, is killed himself, and |
Smith is charged with murder. Hassam |
Ali conspires to have John Storm meet |
the same fate as McWinter, and he and
Storm are overcome by powerful fumes.
Zudora saves them, proves that McWip-
ter's own dog trapped and killed him and
An inventor blows up submarine with
a powerful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam Ali sends Zudora
to photographer directly beneath the in
ventor's laboratory and orders the In
ventor to kill her. Zudora gets a warning.
and her life is saved. The heat ray ma
chine is Destroyed, and the photographer,
after a quarrel with Hassam Ali. is found
dead in the river.
Chono nd
with John Storm by hypnotizing her, and
he and Hassam Ali attempt to smuggle
her out of the country. This plot is frus-
rated by Storm
Baird, Hassam Airs double, falls in
owe with Zudora. Baird and Nine. Du
Val kidnap. Zudora and the Van Wick
,hild. Storm rescues them. and Hassam
Ali dies.
With Hassam Ali dead Zudora Is reieas-
d of her pledge to solve twenty cases
;he confronts, however, the greatest mys-
cry of all. which Is the mystery Of her
'wn life, and the ambition to secure the
asst fortune of $2O,0O0,0O0 left to her. This
reat photo serial Is being shown In
he leading moving picture theaters by
he ThanhoLser Film Corporation. Among
hose participating are Marguerite Snow.
larry Elizabeth Forbes, James Cruze, in
he new role Of reporter-hero. Sidney
tracey and Frank Harrington.
On looking through her uncle's papers
udora finds that her father left her an
interest in a diamond mine. and Storm
nd Baird both lend assistance in trying
D regain for her possession Of this es-
ate which is being appropriated by
ogues under the leadership of Nine. Du
al They plan to frighten Zudora so
lat she will run away. Failing, they
idnap Zudora and Howard, the mine
and nut them In q private I
Isane asylum. Howard dies, but Zu-
ora, nearly famished, is rescued by ,
form and his friends. Detective Hunt
I'D Baird find the Zudora gold mine.
Mrs. Copeland's jewels are stolen, but
covered through the cleverness of Hunt
I'd Baird. They investigate the mys-
ries of Nine. Du Vars house. A map
h mine is stolen from Zudora, who later
kidnapped and held prisoner.