The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-27
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company Of New York. thirsting for
romance, is In Cairo on business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with q 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 Is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whora
he had loaned 15O pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously. and who turns
out to bo Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune to a 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, 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
United Romance and Adventure company
plan risky enterprise involving Jones
Ryanne makes known to Mrs Chedsoye
hts 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
friends. Mahomed keeper OF the holy
carpet. Is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a 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 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 purportinS 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 at the English
Bar the same evening Jones is carried
pn Into the desert by Mahomed and his
acromphces after desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are caTtives. the former Is badly battered
and unconscious Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
seriousness and the sight OF Fortune in
captivity. reveals to him the fact that
Mnhomed Intends to get vengeance on
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
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and one
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
panionS The caravan continues the Iour-
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye is the most ,adroIt
smuggler of the age, and ia overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Acktrmann. who is in charge
of 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 MIS-. Chedsoye, the major
and their accOmpllces take possession of |
Jones' New York horne. Jones. Ryanne |
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
anne fails In his resolution to lead a bet |
ter life. Ryanne secretly leaves for New
York. At Jones' solicitation his partner |
Mortimer Fortune
she declines Jones then declares his love !
and finds that II Is reciprocated