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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-13
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.
cairo with q carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhl-
ordes 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
he had loaned f50 pounds at Monte Carlo
Some months previously; and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to q 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
2any, 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
'Chedsoye declares she will not permit It.
Pans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
tor home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
nd cable dispatches. He wires agent in
renting house in New York to some
friends. Mahomed, keeper OF the holy
sarpet. 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
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.
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orable to break his parole. And where
was Ryanne? "Helpl"
Mahomed swung his arm round
Georges neck, and the third cry be-
gan with a gurgie and ended with q
sigh. Deity. the Arab rebandaged
the prisoners mouth. So be It. He
had had his chance for freedom; nov
he should drink to the bottom OF the
bitter cup, along with the others. He
had no real enmity against George;
he was simply one of the pawns in
the game he was playing. But now he
saw that there was danger in hberat.
ing him. The otherl Mahomed ca
ressed his wiry beard. To subject
him to the utmost mental agony; to
break him physically. too; to pay him
back pound for pence; to bruise, to
hurt, to rack him, that was all Ma
homed desired.
George made no further effort to
free himself, nor apparently to bestir
himself about the future. Somewhere
in the fight, presumably as he fell
against the table, he had received q
crushing blow in the small ribs; and
when Mahomed threw him back, he
tainted for the second time in his life.
He reclined Imply in the corner Of
the carriage, the bosom OF his shirt
bullying open; for the thrifty Arabs
had purloined the pearl-studs, the
| cold nOi1o Nh,,tfopo npd tbo ro10Lir,
cufs-links. And Consciousness re.
turned only when they lifted him out
and dropped him inconsiderately into
the thick dust Of the road. He stirred
again at his bonds, but presently lay
still. The pain in his side hurt keen.
ly, and he wasn't sure that the rib
was whole. What time had passed
since his entrance to the English-Ba
was beyond his reckoning, but he
knew that 1t was yet in the dark OF
night, as no light whatever penetrated
the cloth over his eyes. That he was
somewhere outside the city he was
assured by the tang of the winter
wind. He heard low understandable;
and while he possessed a smatterine
Of the tongue, his head ached toe
sharply for him to sense a word
Later, a camel coughed. Camels? And
where were they taking him upon q
camel? Bagdad? Impossible: there
were too many white men following
the known camel-ways. He groaned 8
little, but the sound did not reach the
ears Of his captors. To ride a came
under ordinary conditions was a pain
full affair; but to straddle the ungainly
brute, dressed as he was, in a swal
low-tail and paper-thin pumps, did moi
promote any pleasurable thoughts
They would in all truth kill him be
fore they got through. Hang the rug!
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CHAPTER XII.
The Caravan In the Desert.

The Caravan In the Desert.
Yes, George vanished from the
haunts Of men as completely as IL the
Great Roc had dropped him into the
Valley of Diamonds and left him
there; and as nobody knows Just
where the Valley Of Diamonds is,
George was very well lost. Still, there
was, at the end of q most unique ex-
~perience, a recompense far beyond its
value. But, of course, George, being
without the gift Of clairvoyance, saw
nothing save the immediate and immi-
nent circumstances: a door that
banged behind him, portentously; a
| sack, a cloak, q burnouse, or whatever
it was, flung about his head, and
smelling evilly.
George hit out v~allantly, and a mer-
ry scufle ensued. The room was
small; at least, George thought It was,
for in the space Of one minute he
thumped against the four sides Of 1t,
He could see nothing and he couldn't
breathe very well; but in spite OF
these Inconvenience he put up three
rounds that would have made some
stir among the middleweights. In the
phraseology Of the fancy, he had Q
good punch. All the Disappointment
Of the day seemed to become 80 many
pounds of steam in his shoulder; and
he was aware Of a kind Of barbariC
10y whenever he hit some one. AL
the clrcumspecton of years, all Of
the gentle blood of his peaceful for
bears, gave way to the strain which
still turks in the blood Of civilized hu
manity, even In the veins Of poets ant
parsons. He fought with all the tao
tics Of a sailor in a bar.room, not over
nicely.
A table toppled over with a smash
ing noise. George and his assailanti
fell in q heap beside 1t. Thwack
Bang! George struggled to his fee
and tugged at the sitting envelope
Some one jumped upon his back, Oh,
Man OF the Sea style. A savage elbow
: lab dispesed Of this incubus. An,
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inquired about Fortune, and was in
formed that she had dined in her
room. A case Of doldrums. Mrs. Ched-
soye believed.
I'm in a peck Of trouble" said
George, craving a little sympathy.
I'm what wayf"
The rug l told you about is gone"
What? Stolen?"
yes. Vanished into thin air"
That's too bad. OF course the 20
lice will eventually find 1t for you."
I'm afraid that's exactly the
trouble. 1 really daren't put the case
in the hands Of the police"
"Oh, I see." Mrs. Chedsoye looked
profoundly sorry.
And here 1 am due for Port Said
tomorrow"
That's the kind that bowls you
over" said the Major. "f there In
anything l can do after you are
gone. ="
"Oh, I shouldn't think of bothering
you. Thanks, though"
you must have lost your key" sug-
gested Mrs. Chedsoye.
mo. It's been hanging up in the
porter's bureau all day"
"Well, l hope you find the rug" said
the Major, with a sly glance at his
sister.
Thanks. l must be of. The chap
I bought 1t Of says that the official
guardian from Bagdad has arrived,
and that there's likely to be some
sport. I'm to meet him at a place
called the English-Bar."
THE English-Bar?" The Major
shook his head. "a low place, If re-
member"
"And you are going dressed like
that?" asked Mrs. Chedsoye.
Haven't time to change" He ex-
cused himself and went In search of
a carriage.
1.-THE play begins, Kate" whispered
the Major. This Hoddy Of ours ia
a wonderful chap"
Poor fellow!"
What; Hoddy?"
mo; Percival. He'll be very I'm.
comfortable in patent-leather pumps.
The Major laughed light-heartedly,
II suppose We might telegraph for res
ervatton on the Ludwig"
81 shall pack at once. Fortune can
find her way to Mentone from Naples
l am beginning to worry about that
girl. She has a temper; and she IL
beginning to have some ideas"
Marry her, marry her! How much
longer must l preach that sermon
She's growing handsomer every day
too. Watch your ~laurels, Kate"
Mrs. Chedsoye inspected her rings
Meanwhile, George directed his
driver to go post-haste to the English
Bar. That he found 1t nor or less
of a dive in nowise alarmed him. He
had been in places Of more frightful
aspect. AS Ryanne had written him
to make inquiries Of the barmaid rela
tive to finding him, he did 30. She
ierked her head toward the door al
the rear. George went boldly to 1t
opened it, and stepped inside.
And vanished from the haunts O
men.
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CHAPTER xI.-fcontlnusd.A


She had gone scarcely a hundred
yards when she was accosted by a
tall Arab whom she ind~istinctly recol-
,ected having seen before; where, she
could not definitely imagine. 1t was
the ragged green turban that cleared
away her puzzlement. The Arab was
the supposed beggar over whom Perci-
val (how easily she had fallen into the
habit of calling him that!) had STUN
oled. He stood SO tall and straight
that she knew he wasn't going to beg;
80 naturally she stopped. Without a
word, without even a look that ex-
pressed anything, he slipped a note
into her hand, bowed with Oriental
gravity, and stepped aside for her to
proceed. She read the note hastily
as she continued her way. Horace?
Why should he wish to meet her that
evening, at the southeast corner of
the Shari'a Mahomoud-E FL Falaki, a
step from the British Con~sulate's?
And she mustn't come in a carriage
nor tell any one where she was go.
ing? Why all such childish mystery
He could see her far more conven.
lently in the lounging-room Of the
hotel. She tore the note into scraps
and flung them upon the air. She was
afraid. She was almost certain why
he wished to meet her where neither
1er mothers nor her uncle's eye
would be within range. Should she
meet him? Deeper than this, dared
she7 Why had she come to Cairo
when at Mentone she had known
peace. such peace as destiny wal gen
srous enough to dole out to herr AND
now, out OF this tolerate peace, {
thousand hands were reaching to rent
Ter heart, to wiring It. She decided
quickly. Since she had come thii
FAR, to go on to the end would add Blu
little 20 her burden. Better to know
ll ton soon than 90 late.
That the note had not been direct
vi to her and that she was totally TN
gmiliat with Ryanne's handwriting
ScaDad hAs ahe had too mary othe
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things upon her mind to see all things
clearly, especially such tribes. She
finished her walk, returning by the
way she had gone, gave the key to the
lift-boy, and in her room dropped
down upon the bed, dryeyed and
weary. The most eventful day she
had ever known.
And all the while George sat by
the window and watched, and at
length fell into a frame Of mind that
was irritable, irascible and self-con-
demnatory. And when he found that
his precious Yhiordes was gone, his
condition was the essence Of all disa-
greeable emotions. 1t was beyond him
how any one could have stolen it. He
never failed to lock his door and
leave the key with the porter. And
surely, only a mar with wings could
have gained entrance by the window.
Being a thorough business man among
other accomplishments, he reported
his loss at one to the management;
and the management set about the
matter with celebrity. At half after
seven every maid and servant in the
hotel had been questioned and exam
ined, without the least noticeable re-
suit. The rug was nowhere to be
found. George felt the loss keenly.
He was not so rich that he could af-
ford to lose both the rug and the thou
sand pounds he had paid for 1t. His
first thought had been Of Ryanne; but
it was proved that Ryanne had not
been in the hotel since morning; at
least, no one had seen him.
George gloomed about. A beastly
day, all told; everything had gone
wrong, and all because he had over
slept. AT dinner something was
wrong with the soup; the fish was
greasy; the roast was dry and stringy;
the wine, full Of pieces of cork. Out
into the lounglng-room again; and
then the porter hurried over to him
with a note from Ryanne. 1t stated
! briefly that 1t was vitality important
for Mr.. Jones to meet him at nine
o'clock at the English-Bar in the Quar-.
ter Rosetti. Any driver would show
him the way. Mohamed-El -Gebel, the
guardian of the Holy Yhiordes, had
turned up, and the band was begin
ming to play. Would Mr.. Jones like {
little fun by the wayside?"
I'm his man." said George. "Bu'
how the devil did this Mahomed eve
get into my room?"
Had Fortune dined downstairs In
stead Of alone In her room, events
might have turned out differently. Ry
anne had really written to George, blu
not to Fortune.
Mahomed, fatalist that he was, ha,
thrown everything upon the whirlinI
scales Of chance, and waited. Later
he may have congratulated hlmsel
upon his good luck. But It WASH
luck; It was the will Of Allah that he
Mahomed, should contribute his sler
der share in working out the det
TIMES Of two young people.
George was in the proper mood 70
an adventure. He went so far as /
admit to himself that he would hav
liked nothing better than a fisticuf
The n mistake he made in his ca
culations vas dress. Men didn't ger
orally go a-venturing in such finics
attire. They wore bowlers and sacl
corts and carried heavy watkins
sticks. The only weapons George ha
we're his two hands, now adorned wit
, snug-ftting opera-gloves.
~ He. saw Mira Chedsoye. spoke to he
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was II, since he was now certain that
Mahomed had 1t notf It was Ry
anne; Ryanne, smooth and plausible
Of tongue. Not being satisfied with Q
thousand pounds, he had stolen II
again to mulct some other simple
trustful person. George, usually 20
unsuspicious. was now quite willins
to believe anything Of anybody.
He felt himself being lifted to his
feet. The rope round his ankles was
thrown OF. His feet stung under the
renewed flow of blood. He waited for
them to liberate his hands, but the
CALLING rope was not disturbed. II
was evident that the natives still en-
tertained some respect for his fighting
ability. Next. they boosted him, flung
a leg here and a leg there; then cams
a lurch backward, the recurrence OF
the pain In his side, and he knew that
he was upon the back Of a camel, dee
ert-bound. There were stirrups, and
as life began to spread vigor once
more through his legs, he found the
steel. The straps were too short, and
in time the upper turn Of the steel
chafed his insteps. He eased himself
by riding sidewise, the proper way
to ride a camel, but with constant
straining to keep his balance without
the use Of his hands. Fortunately,
they were not travelling very fast, 9TH
erwise, what with the stabbing pains
In his side, produced by the u~nvaryins
dog-trot, he must have fallen. He
was miserable, yet defiant: tears OF
anger and pain filed his eyes and
burned down his cheeks in spite Of
the cloth.
And he, poor fool, had always been
longing for an adventure, a taste Of
life outside the peaceful harbor where
in he had sailed his cat-boatl Well,
here he was, in the deep-sea water;
and he read himself so truly that he
knew the adventure he had fonged fol-
| had been the cut-and-drted affairs Of
story-tellers, in which only the vii
lains were seriously disconnected,
and everything ended happily. A
dashing hero he was, to be sure!
| Why hadn't he changed his clothes
Was there ever such an ass? RyannA
had told him that there was likely ia
be sport; and yet he had left the no
tel as one dressed for the opera. ASST
And tomorrow the Ludwig would sail
without him.
ITO BE CONTINUED.O
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And doubly hang the man who had
sold 1t to himl
His whilom friend, conscience, came
back and gibbered at him. Once he
said: Don't do I'll" and now she vas
saying quite humanity: Il told you
sol" Hadn't she warned him2 Hadn't
she swung her red lantern under hfs
very nose? Well, she hoped he was
satisfied. His reply to this brief jere-
MAD was that II ever he got hts hands
upon the rug again. he would hang
on till the crack of doom, and con-
science herself could go hang. Mere
parverasMess probably. And where
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bronchitis, catarrh and consumption.
would BIO averted.
A salt water douche and gargle to.
cleanse the throat and nos thorough
ly should be used. he declares. at
least twice a day.
Fiji a wide-mouth bottle" he al
vises, holding a pint, with boiled wa
ter. and add to It q teaspoonful Of
common Q salt When you rise in
the morning. and when you retire at
night. after gargIing the throat with
the solution, All the hollow OF the
hand with It and draw II up tho nose.
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Improved with first application

IT sent for samples and after the first
application the itching and Inflammation
was improved, and 1 kept it up night and
morning, and by the time the sample was
gone she complained very little. SO I got a
fifty cent Jar, and before that was half
gone the trouble had entirely disappear
ed" (Signed) Mrs, Maude Schmechel, 2737
Presbury Street.
Nothing we can say Of Resinol equals
what others, such as Mrs, Schmechel, say
of it. If you are suffering from itching,
burning skin troubles, pimples. black
heads, dandruff. chapped face and hands,
ulcers. boils, stubborn Sores, or piles, it
will cost you nothing to try Resinol ONT
ment and Soap. Just send to Dept. 1S-K,
Resinol Chem. Co., Baltimore. Md, for a
free sample of each. Sold by all drug
gists or by parcel post.
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captions for the portraits and the Off.
ces for which the nominees are to con
tend.
Two men work on the centerpieces.
generally consisting OF an eagle and
shield. One man devotes himself to
the special portraits and the others
assemble the various parts. sew the
strips together end give tho finishing
touches to the banner
The portrait man" scorna to do any
other work than the main portrait.
The rest he calls "nlIihs in" BY
working on the same faces day after
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to be SO bitterly offended. Great
wrongs may be righted. and the sky
be clear again, but the "all about
nothing quarrels have a way Of last.
ing indefinitely. There is nothing TO
explain, and nothing to apologize for,
we tell ourselves: the whole thing
was too silly for words" Exactly
SO; and It is a pity we did not think
Of this at the time.
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IL Naked : pInerenoe.

Little Willie-"say, pa, what ia
business courtesy7" Pa-"There are
two kinds Of business courtesy, my
son. One 10 the kind extended 10
people who pay cash, and tho other
Is extended to people who DON'T
Stray storiaa
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RuasIa 70 Have Now Elan.

Some weeks ago a special commits
sion was appointed by the czar TO on
slider the advisability OF a new Gag for
Russia. The commission has com.
pleted It's Iabors with exemplary expe-
~ditIou, and has presented its report.
The reason for this somewhat unusual
proceeding is that Peter the Great, to
whom was originally due the Russian
fag. appears merely to have copied
the Dutch-a nag with three horizon
tai stripes Of red. blue and white. The
commission recommends that these
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The services Of IL men are required
to produce q Of the big campaign
banners.
Two men prepare the strips on
which the lettering is done. Two more
look after the lettering Of those strips.
the painting OF the names OF clubs or
associations ordering the banners. the
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More Deadly Than the Gun.

A small country boy was carrying a
dead c~ottontail by the ears.
Hello, son, did you shoot that rab-
bit?" inquired a city man who had
hunted all day with no success.
NO" sarcastically replied the ur-
chin, 81 scolded it and it died Of
modification"
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Hints on HeaIth.

A famous throat doctor. who cares
for the vocal organs Of many Of the
greatest Of u opera singers. makes
the unqualified statement that II
threats and noses we're systematical-
~cleansed. many illnesses. including
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day this artist becomes so skilful and
SO rapid in execution that he can paint
the portrait OF a candidate in the
dark and paint II as true to life rs the
standard q the campaign banner in
dustry requires -Harper's Weekly.
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All b o NothInq.

Some of the saddest "misunder
standings" in life have arisen all about
nothing. Looking backward, we can
not think why we were so angry or
what our friend could see in our words
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throwing the head back. This last
should be done carefully. It win
cause coughing. but will completely
clear all the little spaces and intri.
cate passages Of the nose and throat.
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TORTURED BY UGLY
ITCHING ERUPTION
Doctor Recommended Resinol.
Half Of a SOC Jar Cured 1t.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. s. 1s12.-"My little
daughter was taken with a very small
spot on the back Of her hand. 1t grew
larger n caused her more trouble. When
she would scratch it, it would bleed and
get very ugly looking, SO I doctored it
myself for about a year, and at last 1t
broke out on both knees, n when she
would go to bed she would scratch, and
was SO tortured and suffered SO from the
itching, that I took her to our doctor.
who recommended Resinol Soap n Res
mol Ointment.
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colors should be replaced by black,
white and yellow, arranged In the
same way as before-as a horizontal
~tricolor.
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Altar Pleon.

The man who has to eat his WI
words has crow for dessert--washinD'
tnn poaA-
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-17
Nc. PASS. SUMMONS.

In the District Court for the District
 of Alaska. second Division. ". W. Johnson and II. c. Peakc, 70.
 partners doing business under the
 firm name. and style of the Union Construction Company. Plaintiffs. Hugo R. Johnstone. Defendant. The President of the United states f
 America to Hugo R. JohnstOne. de
 fendant above named. Greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and re- quired to appear and answer the com plaint of the plaintiffs on file in the ofYice of the Clerk of said Court, at the City of Nome. in said District, within thirty days from inc date of the ser vice of this summons upon you. t"wit: from the sth day of December. 1913. or Judgment for want thereof will bc taken against yom: and you are hereby notified that If you fail to answer tho said complaint the plaintiffs will take judgment against you for the sum Of Ten Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Two and 45-1O0 Dollars $10.G3?4aL with interest thereon from the date hereof at the rate of eight per cent per anrium and for their costs and disbur- seti,ents herein.
 tn several accounts. one for the sum Of s6.4a1.07. due to plaintiffs upon the sale and construction of a certain dredge. one n labor account due F. C. Parker for $Is7.37. and assigned t" plaintiffs. and one labor account due J. c. Vint, for $s.al40i. and assigned to plaintiffs.
 :. The order for the service of this summons by publication is dated Oct Sber 18th. 1913. and the date of the first publication of this summons + October s7th. 1913, and the date of the last publication is December sth. 1s1s
 Witness the Honorable Cornelius D. AIurane. Judge of said District Court and the seal of said court hereunio aftlxsd st-Nome. Alaska. this 25th day of October. 1918.
 (Seal)
 J. suNDDACE. Clerk of the District Court. District of
 Alaska. Second Division.
 Oct. q. Nov. 3. 10. II, 24. Dec. 1, 8.