Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-04-17
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SYNOPSIS.

George Perciyal Algernon Jones, vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company of New York, thtrsting for
Fomance, is in Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel in
Cairo will a carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanue sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
erdes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later is introduced TO
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
ne had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
put to be Fortunes mothery Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to a polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to be engaged in some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones In the
United Romance and Adventure COM
pany, a concern which for a price will
arrange any kind Of an adventure to or
der, Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother, Major
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne, as the
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan q risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
MS Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit It.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
FOR home. Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent In
New York, In Jones' name, that he is
renting house In New York to some
friends Mahomed. keeper of the holy
carpet, is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a result of his
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
aRyanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction of the New York
merchant as a means OF securing Its re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones'
room. Fortune quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
chat evening. Jones receives a message
tsking him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
sr into the desert by Mahomed and his
hccomplices after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
ore cartives, the former Is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne covers con-
bciousness and the sight of Fortune in
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Vim through the girl Fortune acknowl-
adges that she stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers to return 1t to Mahomed
v he Will free all three of them. Ma
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and one
~ the men in return for the rug. A cour-
Ter is sent to Cairo for the rug, but re-
1urns with the Information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
panions. The caravan continues the jour
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye is the most adroit
smuggler of the age, and Is overheard by
fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry AckLrmann, who is in charge
pf a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence OF
Fortune and leaves for New York. takinl
the girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs, Chedsoye, the majoi
and their ~accomplices take possession o.
Jones New York home. Jones, Ryann'
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry
anne fails IN his resolution to lead q bet
ter life. Ryanne secretly leaves for New
York. At Jones' solicitation his partner
Mortimer, offers Fortune a home, blu
she declines. Jones then declares his low
and fnds that II is reciprocated.