Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-04-10
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company Of New York. thirsting for
romance, is In Cairo on a 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 and later IL introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to a 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
gpany. a concern which for a price will
arrange any kline Of an adventure to or
der. Mrs. Chedsoye. her brother, Major
United Romance and Adventure company,
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
RYanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
mis- intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
tor home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent in
New York, in Jones name, hat he is
friends. Mahomed, keeper Of the holy
carpet, is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see thai
Jones comes to no harm as a result Of his
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
tlyanne 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. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
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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
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives. the former Ia badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne recover con-
~sciousness and the sight OF Fortune In
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
II he will free all three of them. Ma
horned agrees to liberate Fortune and one
of the men In return for the rug. A 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
apantons. The caravan continues the jour
hey toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye is the most adroit
smuggler of the age, and is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Alderman. who is in charge
of q carpet caravan Mahomed escapes.
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence OF
Fortune and leave 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 falls In his resolution to lead a bet
ter life. Ryanne secretly leaves for New
York.