Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-04-03
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones, Vice
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York, thirsting for
romance, is in Cairo on q business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel IN
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan n later Is introduced TO
Chedsoye by a woman to Whon
he had loaned 100 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to a polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
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 a risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his intention to marry Fortune, Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit 1t.
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
purchase OF the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction Of the New York
SHerchant as q means of securing its re-
trrn. The rug disappears from Jones
Fuom. Fortune Quarrels witt her mother
when the latter refuses to explain heE
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
1ElRa H1rnOrfinp fN ha from RVnnnn ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asking him to meet Ryanne at the English.
Bar the same evening. Jones is carried
off into the desert by Mahomed and his
accotnplices after a desperate fight. He
discovers hat Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives, the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con
captivity reveals to him the fact thai
Mahomed intends to get vengeance or
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl
edges that she stole the rug from Jones
room. Sh offers to return 1t to Mahomet
u he will free all three of them. Ma
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and one
of the men in return for the rug. A cour'
Yer Is sent to- Cairo for the rug, but re-
turns with the information that Mrs
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed fol
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two com
panions. The caravan continues the jour
hey toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jonei
that Mrs. Chedsoye is the most adroi
Fmuggler Of the age, and is overheard b.
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann, who Is In charg
Of a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence o
the girls belongings with her. ThrougI
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye, the ma1o
and thar a~ccomplices take possession o
Jones New York home.