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bulletin.board, returned to the win
dows and watched the feluccas sail
past as the great bridge opened; and
during all these aimless occupations
but a single thought busted her mind:
what could man like Horace see in
chit like Fortune7
1t was an hour and half before
the Major put in an appearance. He
was out Of breath and temper.
Come up to the room" Once there,
he sat down and bade her do likewise.
There's the devil to pay. You heard
Hoddy speak Of the niger who guard.
ed the Holy Yhiordes. and that he
wanted to get out Of Cairo before he
turned up? Well. he turned up. He
fooled Hoddy to the top Of his bent.
So far as could learn. Fortune and
Hoddy and Jones are all In the same
boat. kidnapped by the Mahomed, and
carried out into the desert, headed.
God knows where! Now, don't get ex.
cited. Take 1t easy. Luck Is with
us. for Hoddy left all the diagrams
with me. We need him, but not 50
much that We can't go on without him.
You see. these Arabs are like the Hin
dus; touch anything that concerns
their religion. and they'll have your
hair of. How Fortune got into It
can't imagine. unless Mahomed saw
her with Hoddy and jumped to the
| conclusion that they were lovers. All
this Mahomed wants is the rug; and
he is going to hold them till he gets
1t. No use notifying the police. No
one would know where to find him.
None Of them will come to actual
harm. Anyhow. the coast is clear
Kate, there's big thing in front. No
nerves. We've got to 90 to-day. Time
is everything. Our butler and first
man cabled this morning that they
had Just started In. and that every.
thing was running like clock-work
Well get into New York in time for
the coup. Remember. ! was against
the whole business at the start. but
now I'm going to see 1t off,"
Feverlshly Mrs. Chedsoye prepared
for the journey. She was irritable to
Celeste. she was unbearable to her
brother, who took seat in forward
compartment to be rid Of her. 1t was
only when they went aboard the
steamer that night that she became
reconciled to the inevitable. At any
rate. the presence Of Jones would
counteract any influence, Horace
might have gained over Fortune. That
the three Of them might suffer un-
heard-of miseries never formed
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don't know how loyal should have
been!"
They took the first good sailing out
OF Naples. Twelve days later they
landed at the foot OF Fourteenth
Street. There was some trifling diff
Guilty over the rug. II had been de.
clared: but as Mrs. Chedsoye and her
brother always declared foreign resi-
dence. there was question ms TO
whether It was dutiable or not. Being
a copy. II was not an original work
OF art. therefore not exempt, and so
forth and so on. 1t was finally decid.
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay q
duty. The Major paid grumblingly,
very cleverly assuming an irritability
well known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulcted her citizens for the benefit Of
the few was a scandal Of the nations.
A smooth.faced young man ap.
preached them from out the crowd.
rs this Major Callahan"
"Yes. This must be Mr.. Reynolds.
the agent?"
Eyes. Everything is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and first man
have everything ship.shnpe. ! could
have turned over to you Mr.. Jones'"
mot at all. not at ALL" said the Ma.
jor. "They would have been strangers
to US and we to them. Our own serv.
ants are best"
you must be very good friends Of
my clienti"
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as the nimble fingers Of the maid few
over her. THE silly little fool: and
at a time like this!" Not that re-
morse Of any kind stirred Mrs. Ched-
soye's conscience; she was simply e1-
tremely annoyed.
She fastened out into the corridor
and Knocked at the door Of her broth
er's room. No answer. She few
downstairs, and there she saw him
coming In from the street. He greet
ed her cheerily.
Its all right, Kate; plenty Of room
on the Ludwig. We shall take the aft
ernoon train for Port Said. She sails
at dawn tomorrow instead Of to-
night. What's up7" suddenly
noticing his sisters face.
Fortune did not return to her room
last night"
"What1 Where do you suppose the
little fool went, then?"
They both seemed to look upon For.
tune as q little fool.
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
run awayf Kate, be sensible.
How the deuce could she run awayi
! She hasn't q penny. 1t takes money
to 60 anywhere over here. She has
probably found Soma girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Well
soon find out where she Is" The Ma
jor wasn't worried
Have you seen Horace7" with dis
cernihle anxiety.
mo. didn't wait up for him. He's
sleeping OF q night Of It You know
bis failing"
'Find out II he is in bis room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones'"
The Major, perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed. rushed over
to the bureau. No, neither Mr.. Ry-
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been In the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
ter send some one up to the rooms
Of those gentlemen to make sure! Ger
tainly. No; there was no one in the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye.
Kate, neither has been in his room
since yesterday. II you want my
opinion, 1t is this: Hoddy has seQues-
tered Jones all right, and Is some.
where in town, sleeping of the effects
Of q night Of It." ..
He has run away with Fortune!"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether 1t was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. Did he not
threaten?"
Ssh! not 80 loud, Kate" g.
"The little simpleton defed me yes.
terday. and declared she would leave
me-"
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could turn the trick without Hoddy's
assistance; only, 1t seemed rather
hard for him not to be In the sport.
He told me that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to stick his
fist in the first bag Of yellow.boys.
There was something mysterious in
the way he used to chuckle over the
thing when l first sprung 1t on him
He saw a Joke somewhere. Let's 60
into the smoke.room for q peg. II
won't hurt either Of US. And that
poor little girl! It's hell of world
eh?"
The Major admitted that 1t was;
but he did not add that Fortunes vel
fare or ill.fare was of little or no con.
cern of his. The little spitfire had
always openly despised him. -|E
They were drinking silently and mo-
rosely. when Mrs. Chedsoye. pale and
anxious, appeared In the companions
way. She beckoned them to follow
her down to her cabin. Had Fortune
arrived? Had Ryanne? She did not
/ answer. Arriving at her cabin she
pushed the two wondering men inside
and pointed at the floor. A large
steamer-roll lay unstrapped, spread
out
II only Just opened IT," she said
Il never thought Of looking into II
at Cairo. Here. 1t looked SO bulky
that was curious
why, It's that damned Yhiordes!
exclaimed the Major wrathfully
What the devil Is 1t doing in For
tunes steamer-roll?"
THAT is what should like to
know. II they have been kidnapped in
order to recover the rug. whatever
will become Of them?" And Mrs
Chedsoye touched the rug with her
foot. absently. She was repeating In
her mind that childish appeal: "You
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II have known him for years." said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. ut was at
his own suggestion that We take the
house over for the month. He really
insisted that we should pay him moth.
Ing; but. Of course. such an arrange
ment could not be thought Of. Oh.
good-by, Mr.. Wallace tolerantly.
I'VE hope to see you again some
day"
Wallace, taking up his role once
more. tipped his hat and rushed away
for one Of his favorite haunts.
"Bounder!" growled the Major.
well. we'll; a ships deck is always
Lberty-Hall."
"You have turned your belongings
over to an e1pressman?" asked the
agent These were charming people;
and any doubts he might have enter.
tanned were dissipated. And why
should he have any doubts? Jones
was an eccentric young chap, anyhow.
An explanatory letter (written by the
Major In Jones careless hand),
backed up by cable. was enough
authority for any reasonable man.
Everything Is out Of the way" said
the Major.
Then, II you wish, can take you
right up to the house In my car. Your
butler said that he would have lunch
ready when you arrived
Very kind Of you. How noisy New
York is! You can take our hand.lug-
gage?" Mrs. Chedsoye would have
made St. Anthony uneasy Of mind;
Reynolds. young. alive. metaphorically
fell at her feet.
Plenty Of room for It."
II am glad Of that. You see, Mr.
Jones intrusted fine old rug to us
to bring home for him; and shouldn't
want anything to happen to It"
The Major looked up at the roof Of
the dingy shed. He did not care to
have Reynolds note the flicker Of ad.
mlration in his eyes. The cleverest
woman Of them all! The positive
And he would not have thought of It
touch to the whole daredevil affair!
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thought in her mind. 1t appealed to
her In the sense Of comedy which
annoyed rather than amused her.
They were greeted effusively by
Wallace. he Of the bulbous nose: and
his first inquiry was Of Ryanne. Brief.
ly the Major told him what had hap.
pened and added his fears. Wallace
was greatly cast down. Hoddy had
70 set his heart upon this venture that
It was shame to proceed without
him. He had warned him at the be.
/ ginning about that internal rug; but
Hoddy was always set In his dare
devil schemes. 30 long as the Major
had the plans, b. supposed that they
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had he lived to be a thousand. Zone
might as well dlsembark In q stable.
he said aloud. "Ah! We are ready to
so, them"
They entered the limousine and
went of buzzIng and zigzagging
among the numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
Where Is Jones now?" he asked
the Major. who sat at his left
Haven't had line from him for q
month"
Just before we sailed" said Mrs
Chedsoye through the window. over
the Majors shoulder. "he went into
the desert for a fortnight or SO; with
n caravan. He had heard OF some fab,
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
grinned. Jones Is one CT the best
judges I have ever met. He was of
at bound. only hope he will get
back before We leave for California" "
The Major drew up his collar. 1t was
O cold. blustry day.
The agent was delighted. What luck
fellow like Jones had! To wander
all over creation and to meet charm.
Ing people! And when they invited
him to remain for luncheon. the vic.
tory was complete.
Mrs. Chedsoye strolled in and out
Of the beautifully appointed rooms.
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much: everything per.
fectly placed. one object nicely bal.
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"Ohol" Tho Major fingered his i'm.
perial. THAT puts q new face to the
subject. But Jonesl He has not
turned up. We can not move till
we nnd out what has become Of him.
I know. III Jump into carriage and
ses II he got a. far a. the English.
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not 30 upstairs.
but paced tho lounging.room. 1.-the and
pantherish. Frequently she paused.
as II examining the patterns In the
huge carpets. She entered the recsp'
uon-room. came back. wandered Oh
into tho ballroom. stopped to inspect
ths announcement hanging upon The
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones, vice.
president OF tho Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company Of New York. thirsting for
Eomance 10 In Cairo on . business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel in
Ryanne sell. Jones the famous holy Yhi-
prdes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
@a1or Callahan and later Is introduced to
Fortune chedsoye by woman to whom
as had Ea,S loaned lo pounds at Monte s Carlo
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. chedsoye and Fortune to polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to engaged In some
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure com.
pany, Q concern which for 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 to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoys declares she will not permit It.
Plans are laid to prevent Jone: sailing
and cable dispatches. He wires agent In
New York. in Jones' name. that he 10
renting house in New York to some
friends. Mahomed. keeper OF the holy
carpet, 10 on Ryanne's trail Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as 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 tho 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 a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him In a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives message
asking him to meet Ryanne At the English;
Bar the same evening. Jones ID carried
of into the desert by Mahomed and BIS
eccomplices after desperate night H
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune a!se
are captives. the former Is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne recovesS con.
sciousness and the sight Of Fortune In
captivity reveals to him the fact that
Mahomed intends to get vengeance 90, on
elses that she stole the rug from Jones 5onss
II ne will free all three Of them. Ma
homsd agrees to liberate Fortune and one
of the men In return for the rug. cour-
Ter 10 sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chedsoye and her brother have sailed Tor
New York. Fortune spurns onered free-
dom which does not include her two COM
ney toward Bagdad. .Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye 10 the most adroit
emuggler Of the age. and Is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives. arc rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who Is IN charge
OF Q carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
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CHAPTER xvn.-(contInued.)

SnAPIcn NVu'-\So"s'"~SS1
I'VE might as we'll get Fortunes
things out Of the way. too. Celeste"
Yes. Madame"
"And bring my chocolate at hall
after eight in the morning. 1t is quite
possible that We shall sail tomorrow
night from Port Said. II not from
there, from Alexandria. 1t all depends
upon the booking. which can not be
very heavy going west this time Of
year"
"As madame knows" came from the
depth of the cavernous trunk. Celeste
was no longer surprised; at least she
never evinced this emotion. For
twelve years now she had gone from
one end of the globe to the other, upon
the shortest notice. While surprise
was lost to her or under such con.
troll as to render 1t negligible. she still
shivered with pleasurable excitement
at the thought Of entering a port,
Madame was 80 clever. so transcen.
IDENTIFY clever! II she. Celeste. had
not been loyal. she might have retired
long ago, and owned a shop Of her
own in the busy Rue de Rivoll. But
that would have rleant a humdrum ex.
lstence: and besides. she would have
grown fat. which. OF the seven hor.
rors confronting woman, SO madame
said, was first In number.
BE very careful how you handle
that blue ball.gown."
"Oh. Madame" reproachfully.
1T Is the silver braid. Do not
press the rosettes too harshly."
Celeste looked up. Mrs. Chedsoye
answered her inquiring gaze with a
thin smile.
"You are wonderful. Madame!"
And 80 are you, Celeste. in your
way"
At ten o'clock Mrs. Chedsoye was
ready for her pillow. She slept At.
fully; awoke at eleven and again at
twelve. After that she knew nothing
more till the maid reused her with
the cup Of chocolate. She sat up and
slipped slowly. Celeste waited at the
bedside with the tray. Her admira.
ton for her mistress never waned.
Mrs. Chedsoye was Just as beautiful
in dishabille as In q ball.gown. She
drained the cup, and as she turned
to replace It upon the tray. dropped
Il With clatter, startled cry coming
from her lips.
''Madamef'
fortunes bed!"
It had not been slept In. The
stsamer.cloak lay across the counter.
pane exactly where Celeste herself
had laid It the night before. Mrs.
Chsdsoye sprang out Of her bed and
San barefoot to the other. Fortune
had not been In tho room since dinner.
time.
Celeste. dress me a. quickly a.
possible. Hurry Something has
happened to Fortune"
Never. In all her years Of service,
could she recollect such q toilet q
madame made that morning. And
never before had she shown such con.
osrn over her daughter. It was amas.
Agi
The little fooll The little fooll"
~ chsdseys Fspsatsdly murmur,d
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
coLISEUM's NEW CURTAIN

The brand new curtaln TOT lhe NOH- scum theater has arrived from the F1agg Scenic company of Los An eeles and will shortly he hung in the local amusement temple. This curtain comes with a reputation of being one of the handsOmest ever seen in this city. The view upon it is a correct painting of one of the handsomest scenes in the famous Yosemite valley. and is painted with all correctness Of detail and color
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
STATE TAX ASSESSORS Asso.

 CIATION-The thriving little city of Yuma on the Colorado river will be the scene of the annual meeting of the Arizona Tax association on the 18th. 14th. and 10th of January, and will be attended by all the county assessors of the state. the state tax commission, and q number of promi nent citizens interested in tax mat terS
 ACCOMPLISHED PlANlST-George J. Hayes, d nephew of Manager Geo D. Mullen, has arrived in Phoenix from San Francisco and has begun an indefinite engagement as pianist at the WigWam theater. MT Hayes is an accomplished pianist, and has been heard in recital in most of the big cities of the country. He has been given exclusive charge of the musical programs for the Wigwam and is alone q feature that will draw the music loving people of Phoenix to the popular moving picture house He was heard yesterday afternoon and last evening for the first time and won the appreciation of those who heard him. He will offer the
 
 the rendering of her illustrated songs. The big New Years bill at the Wig wam will be shown for the last time this evening. It embraces several feature films which have already pleased crowded houses.
 HOTEL ADAMS-H A. Davis. san Francisco; T. w. TomlinSon and wife, Denver: F. \. Ewing. San Francisco; A. s. Mason. Los Angeles; John J. Hawkins, Prescott; Vim. Bucking- ham, Los Angeles; w. F. Hitchcock, San Bernardino: w. F. Larlley, Los Angeles; R. w. Snow. Los Angeles. Mrs P. M. Arthur, Cleveland, Ohio: Mrs. S F. Haserrt, Cleveland. Ohio: R N Looney and wife, Prescott: Arthur w Finley, Denver; S W. Jacob Detroit, Mich; Holmes Con rad, Jr, Denver; Paul Morford. Nashville. Tenn: Ed Morren. san Diego: Dr. H R. Geyer. Castle Hot Springs; M c. Milton. Tucson Chas Lambin. 1915: Harold McIlvain. 1915; A. C. Mcqueen, Mesa; Wm. K. Adolph. Globe; Darby A. Day. wife and boy. Chicago; M l.. Northrop. Pittsburg: w. l.. Davis, Detroit. Mich; J. c. Mcclure. Tucson; H. E. Davis. St. Louis; Robt. A. Kelly. St. Louis; J. E. Carter, COurtland; J. R. Pennington. Denver; D. V. Byars, Prescott.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
CHAUFFEuRS LICENSE-Ch;

CHAUFFEURS LiCENSE-Chauf- feurs licenses were issued yesterday by the office of secretary of state to i Harry l.. Leyte of Tucson, No. 319,
 and C. l.. Vogt of this city. No. 32O FUNERAL OF MRS. KATE MUIR RAY-The funeral of Mrs. Kate Mur- ray who died at her home in this city
 on December 2S will take place this morning from St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 o'clock The interment will be in the Catholic cemetery.
 STEINEGGER FUNERAL = The funeral of Alexander Steinegger will 1 take place from the Catholic church of St Marys Catholic church Satur- day morning at 9 o'clock. The inter
 mont will take place in the Cath ollie cemetery
 C.. w. B. M. MEETs-The Chris
 tian Woman's Board of Missions will hold the regular meeting Friday af- ternoon at the Christian church par
 lors instead of at the residence of i Mrs. Charles DOnofrio aS formerly an ! nounced. A good program has been prepared and d general invitation to all friends of the society is extended WOULD ISSUE BoNDS-The wa ter company of Thatcher, in Graham i county made application to the cor poratiOn commission yesterday for permission to issue $7000 worth of 1 bonds for the extension and improve ment of the plant The hearing of the application will be had in the course Oi q few days
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
Of Local Interest
OsNua fas.sS3 S>.zsrpa-
STORED WATER SUPPLY.

Water service department daily re- port. anuary l.
 Elevation of water in reservoir.
 iftl .............. l4l .46 Contents of reservoir. acre feet 3S4,4S2 Loss preceding 24 hours. acre
 lctI .......-.... lbZ Elevation of water in reservoir
 one year ago today, feet . 154 57 Contents of reservoir one year
 ago today, acre feet .445,257 Normal flow Salt and Verde
 rivers at Granite Reef dam.
 NJ. | 20,25O Amount of water used for irri-
 gatiOn. north side. M. l ..... 16.300 Amount of water used for irri-
 gation. south side. NJ. | 12,450
 Water today in all the canals
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
THE WEATHER.
Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.

Data for 24 hours ending s:oO P NJ
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
flows This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for acv case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. !. CHENEY X CO. Toiedo O. We. the undersigned. have known r. l. Cheney Tor the last 10 years and believe him perfectly hon, orabe r. all business transactions ana financially soe 10 carry out any obligations made by his firm
 WALD.NG. kINSAN X MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O. HATS Catarrh Cure IS taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials free. Price s cen.s DC, bottle. Sold by all Druggists
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Arizona republican., 1913-01-03
AN ALL DAY MEETING

AN ALL DAY MEETING The ladies of the First Methodist Episco- pal church will hold an all day meet ing today The Ladies Aid Society will meet at II o'clock and the Foreign Missionary society at , o'clock. Lunch will be served at noon. Strangers are cordially invited to attend.
 HELD FOR MURDER-Alcjandro Ramos who killed a man by the name of Castenada at Gila Bend nearly two months ago by stabbinG and week ago was captured at El Paso and brought back by Sheriff Adams. was heven an examination be- fore Justice JOhnstOne yesterday and was held for trial
 MASON MAKES SHORT VlSIT- R z. Mason general manager of the Pacific Gas and Electric company re- turned to Phoenix yesterday for the purpose of looking after some busi- ness matters in connection with the company and to appear as q witness before the corporation commission in the hearing held at the capitol yes terday
 VISITS HER BROTHER Miss Catherine Brady. accompanied by Miss MOllie Beal. both of Long Beach, dropped into Phoenix yesterday. r. F. Brady, assistant manager of the Emp reSs theater, is a brother of Miss Brady and while he is entertaining her right royalty, he admitted yester- day that he was never more surprised in his life than when his sister dropped into Phoenix in order to pay him a visit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-17
Bible Brilllants.

Ye ask and receive not, because We ask
amiss.-James iv, 3.
Yea, We overwhelm the fatherless, and
We dig pit for your FRIEND Job vi, q.
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth
wickedness also; will he not then consider
it?-Job XII, II.
Thou shalt break them with rod of iron
thou sealt dash them in pieces like pot
ter's vessel.-Psalm ii, 8.
They that hate thee shall be clothed with
shame; and the dwelling place Of the wick
ed shall come to nought.-Job viii, %.
There be many that say, Who will shew
US any good? Lord, lift thou up the light
of thy countenance upon us.-Psalm iv, 6
AS servant earnestly desireth the
shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the
reward of his work: So am / made tc
possess months of vanity, and wearisome
nights are appointed to me.-Job vii, 3-3