The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-16
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company of New York, thrsting for
rOmance. Is in Cairo on business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the Motel IN
Cairo with 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 woman to whom
he had loaned l5O pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to 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 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 Ryannes trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes TO no harm as 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 It's re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones
mOthar
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets mes
sage purporting TO be from Ryanne ask
ing her TO meet him in q secluded place
that evening. Jones receives message
asking him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
off into the desert by Mahomed and his
accompl!ces after desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are Captives, the former Is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
seriousness and the sight Of Fortune In
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Mahomed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl-
edges that she stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers to return 1t to Mahomed
il he will free all three OF them. Ma
home0 agrees to liberate Fortune and one
OF the men In return for the rug. cour-
Ter is sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed for
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 Jones
that Mrs Chetsoye Is the most adroit
smuggler of the age, and ls overheard by
Fortune The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who is in charge
OF a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence Of
Fortune and leaves for New York. taking
the girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye, the major
and their accomplices take possession Of
Jones New York home. Jones. Ryanne
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
anne fails in his resolution to lead bet
Ter hfc. Ryanne-secretly leaves for New
York, At Jones solicitation his partner.
Mortimer, offers Fortune a home, but
she declines. Jones then declares his love
and finds that 1t Is reciprocated. Jones
and Fortune arrive in New York and go
to the Mortimer home. Jones finds Mrs.
Chedsoye, Ryanne and the rest Of the
rang In his home with million in money
looted from an adjoining bank packed
ready for flight. Jones summons Wads-
worth, president of the bank. who it de-
velops Is Ryanne's brother.