Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-11
SYNOPSIS.

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 $20.0000OO. are
left in the guardianship of Frank Keene.
Zudora's mothers brother. Zudora, CIV
ing promise of great beauty, reaches the
age Of eighteen. The uncle, who has set
himself up as a Hindu mystic and is
known as Hassam Ali. decides that Zu-
dora must die before she can have q
chance to come into possession of her
money. 80 that 1t may be left to him. the
next Of kin. Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
to his scheme In the person of John
Storm, a young lawyer. for whom Zu-
dora has taken fancy. and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out OF her
mind. Zudora insists that If she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
well. well.' says Hassam All. IF you
take such a stand I'll compromise. Solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; fall In single case and you must
Tenounce him."
Zudora, using the knowledge gained
from years OF association with her uncle,
unravels battling mystery and wins her
hrst case-a case In which John Storm is
saved from being convicted of murder
instgated by Hassam All himself.
Zudora and Hassam All visit Nabok
6hans house. where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts TO mar
ry princess. Storm. seeking Zudora, is
made a prisoner Zudora foils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess to her original
lover and saves Storm from death.
maker of diamonds tells Hassam All
his secret Storm informs Zudora that
his life is being attempted frequently
Storm suspects Hassam ALI 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 pear by Storm Is baf1ed In his in
vestigation, but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton half
witted man. thus to annoy Storms par
ents Zudora finds Bolton operating a
big magic lantern and Is attacked by
him. Storm opportunely appears and saves
her from Bolton.
Hassam Ali asks Zudora to find a gem
lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets a photograph of the gem and II burns
In her hand. An old house is mined by
Hassam All 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
Smith is charged with murder. Hassam
All conspires to have John Storm meet
the same fate as McWinter. and he and
Storm are overcome by powerful fumes.
Eudora saves them.' proves that McWin-
ters own dog trapped and killed him and
saves Smith from band OF lynchers
An inventor blows up submarine with
powerful heat ray which he sends
through water Hassam All sends Zudora
10 photographer directly beneath the in
ventoTs laboratory and orders the in.
ventor TO kill her Zudora gets warning
and her life is saved. The heat ray ma
chine Is destroyed. and the photographer
after quarrel with Hassam Ali. is found
dead In the river.
WI Chang prevents Zudora's elopemen-
with John Storm by hypnotizing her. anc
he and Hassam All attempt to smugglt
her out OF the country. This plot Is frus.
trated by Storm.