The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-02-13
SYNOPSIS.


George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
prFsicent OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York, tblrsting for
romance. is In Cairo on business trip.
Cairo with q carefully guarded bundle.
fyaune sells Jones the famous holy Yh1-
ord.s rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later IL introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some mouths previously; and who turns
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to polo
game Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother: Mrs.
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
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his intention 10 marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye. declares she will not permit II.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent In
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
purchase of the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
suggests the abduction OF the New York
merchant as 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 81 mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
Ing her to meet him in secluded place
that evening Jones receives "a message
asking him TO meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
of into the desert by Mahomed and his
accompllces after desperate fight. tie
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
Mahnmed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl-
edges that she stole the rug from Jones
room. She offers to return II 10 Mahomed
IL he will free all three of them. Ma
horneo agrees TO liberate Fortune and one
OF the men in return for the rug. A cour-
Ter Is sent 10 Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered Tree
panions The caravan continues the Jour
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Checsoye is the most adr9it
smuggler Of the age, and is overheard bv
Fortune. The three captlVes are rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who is in charge
of a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes;
Mrs Chcdsoye discovers the absence OF
Fortune and leaves for New York. taking
the girls belongings with her Throush
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye the major
and their acComplices take possession OF
Jones New York home. Jones' Ryanne
and Fortune arrive at Damascus Ky
anne fails in his resolution TO lead bet
ter life. 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 II 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
gang in his home with q million In money
looted from an adjoining bank packed
ready for flight. Jones summons Wads-
worth, president of the bank. who II de-
velops is Ryannes brother.