Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-28
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice
president Of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York. thirstlng FOR
Romance, IL In Cairo on a business trip
Horace Ryanns arrives at the hotel IN
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle
RyRnne sells Jones the famous holy 1hi-
Prdes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoyo by "A woman TO whom
he had loaned 40 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who tAns
put 10 be Fortunes mother, Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to "A polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mira.
Chedsoye appears to be engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter, Kyanne 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
per. Mrs Chcdsoye, her brother. Major
callahan, Wallace and Ryanne. an the
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makeH known to Mrs. Chedsoye
Ills Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs,
ChedBoye declares she will not permit II
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
Kor home, Rynnne steals Jones letters
Snd cable dispatches. He wires agent In
New York. In Jones name, that he Is
renting house In New York to some
friends, Nahomed. keeper OF the holy
carpet. 10 on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he Will see that
Sones m to no harm as n result of his
purchase Of the rug. Mahomed accosts
kyanne and demands tho Yhiordes rug,
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests tho abduction OF the New York
merchant as n means OF securing It's re-
turn. The rug d%lsnppcars from Jones
room. Fortune quarrcls with her mother
0vhAn NhA lANtAr A(.AA An ..Int Ens
mysterious actions. Fortune gets "A mes
page purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him In a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives n message
hsking him 10 meet Ry1nne at the English
Bar the same evening Jones In carried
or into tho desert by Mahomed aud his
a~ccomplicoe after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ityanne and Fortune also
are captlves, the former IN badly battered
And Unconscious Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
sclousness and tho sight OF Fortune In
captivity reveals to him the fact that
hahoined 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 TO Mahomed
he will free all three OF them. Ma
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and ono
Of the men In return for the rug. A cour-
Ter 10 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 FREQ
dom which does not include her two com
panions, The caravan continues the jour
hey toward Dngdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs, Chedsoye Ia the most adroit
ymugglor OF the age. and Is overheard by
Fortune. Thu three captives are rescued
by Henry Alderman. who Ia In charge
OF a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
Mrs, Chedsoye discovers the absence OF
Fortune aud leaves for Now York. taking
che girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs, Chedsoye. the major
and their accomplices take possession OF
Jones New York home.