The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-21
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AGREAT MYSTIC STORY
BY HAROLD McGRATH
SYNOPSIS.

oI NOPSlS.
Zudora is left an orphan at an early
age. Her father Is killed In a gold mine
Zudora and the fortune from the mine
which grows TO be worth $U0O00VO. are
lett IN The guardianship of Frank Keene
Zudora's mothers brother Zudora. Civ
ing promise of great beauty. reaches the
age OF eighteen. The uncle. VINO mas Sc,
hiinseH up AS Hindu mystic and is
known as >Hassam Ali. decides That Zu-
uora must die before she can nave
ciahce TO come INTO possession OF her
money. so that It may be left TO MN. the
next OF kin. Hassam All sees an obstacle
10 MS scheme In the person of John
storm. a young lawyer for whom Zu.
cora mas taken II fancy, ana he com
mands the girl to put the man out of hei
mind Iudora insists that II she cannot
marry storm she VIII marry no one
well. well. says Hassam AL ''if you
take such stand IN compromise. Solve
my next twenty cases and you can MARI,
him; fail In a single case and you must
renounce him
Zudora. using the knowledge gained
from years of association with her uncle,
unravels battling mystery and wins her
hrst Casa case in which John storm is
saved from being convicted OF murder
| instigated by Hassam Ali himself
Zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
Shans house. where sleep overcomes ev
cry one whenever NabOk attempts 10 mar
ry princess Storm. seeking Zudora. is
made a prisoner Zudora foils Nabok
Shan, restores the princess to her origina
lover and saves Storm from death.
maker of diamonds tells Hassam Ali
his secret. Storm informs Zudora that
his life is 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 a great
skeleton hand appears at night upon a
hill near by Storm is oaffled In his in
vestigation but Zudora learns that nei
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton. a half
wttted man. thus to annoy Storms par
ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating q
big magic lantern and Is attacked b,
MIN. Storm opportunity appears and saves
her from Bolton
Hassam All asks Zudora to FIND gem
lost by two mysterious old men Zudora
gets photograph OF the gem and II burns
In her hand An old house lie mined by
Hassam Ali and the old men Storm and
Eudora are lured there and narrowly es.
cape destruction when the house blows up
john McWinter endea voring to trap ana
XIII George Smith. Is killed himself, and
All conspires to have John Storm meet
the same fate as McWinter. ana NJ and
storm are overcome by powerful fumes
Zudora saves them. proves thai McWin
ters own dog trapped ana Killed nuu ana
saves Smith from band OF i'nchrt>
An inventor blows up submarine with
a powerful neat ray when NJ sends
through waite. llassam ~ sends /udora
to photogra pher directly beneath IN. IN
VpUturS bprptpry ma
ventnI to Kill ner Zudura gets warning
ana her life is saved rhc heal raN nin
chlne u destroyed ana the plntogfupHei
after quarrel with Iiassar All IL tound
lead In the over
II was u WHO goose chase for they
lamp with Il crack in it But there
was one thing that John Storm knew
If aught in the way of harm befel bis
sweetheart he would kill HasSam Ali
with his bare hands
suppose we go down to Chinatown
and make try?" suggested the chauf-
feur.
A good ideal
BY dint of inquiry they learned that
Chinaman and woman had been
seen entering WI Changes tea shop.
Storm waited for over an hour, and as
no one came out he concluded that
this was case for professional de.
tectives. and he straightway sought
their aid. Together they went over
the records OF Chinatown. but WI
Chang was not 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 thor.
ough investigation.
Hassam An. still disguised as Chang.
entered the supposed tea merchants
house and found Mime. Du Roy await
Inv him. The woman at FIRST thought
him to he Chang himself Until he ex.
piained |
Can. you bring her OUT OF the
france;" she asked
That's the easiest part OF It. But
ttpre's no need She must remain In
'hiS condition nntil long after you are
@lt NJ sea I don't care u she never
prDes out OF it.
You're u Strange kind OF uncle"
unused the woman wondering what
vas behind this unnatural attitude of
: lie ann
'Thnt's my business" said Nissan
~ grufhy Now. find me room for
the girl am not going 10 trust to
mex
There Is walled room. The meth
n of getting in and out Of II Is Sc
.-retss.
Il rather believe You can trust me
with the secret" said Hassam All
grimly
Follow me. then
Zndora had to be, led. She was phys
rally capable as ever. bnf her mind
was fpmDor.l Iify hlank Onca in The