Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-05
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 pasta at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by "a woman to whom
he bad loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously. and who turns
out 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
pany. 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 a risky enterprise involving Jones
Hyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
MS Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs
Chedsoye declares she will not permit It,
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 Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
coHes Coines 10 no narn as result or 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. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asking him TO meet Ryanne al the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
on into the desert by Mahomed and his
accompffces after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives. the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Mahomed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl. Fortune acknowi-
edges that she stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers to return II TO Mahomed
u he will free all three OF them. Ma
homed 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-
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
that Mrs. Chedsoye Is the most adroit
emuggler of the age, and is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who is in charge
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence of
Fortune nd leaves for New York. taking
the girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs: Chedsoye. the major
Jones' New York home. Jones. Ryanne
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
anne fails IL his resolution to lead a bet
ter NE Ryanne secretly leaves for New