The Raymer enterprise., 1913-05-29

SYNOPSIS.

Georg. Pcrcival Algernor Jones, vice
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York. thirst!ng for
romance, In IN Cairo on business trip
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel in
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones tho famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from q pasha at Bagdad, Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
he had loaned lO pounds AT Monte Carlo
some months previously and who turns
out TO be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoy. and Fortune to q polo
gfne. Fortune returns 10 Jones tho
money borrowed BY her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears TO be engaged in some
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones In tho
United Romance and Adventure COM
pany. concern which for price will
arrange any kind OF an adventure 10 or
der. Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother. Major
Callahan. Wallace and Ryanne. as tho
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
hyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his intention 10 marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit II.
Plans are laid 10 prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryhnne 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. Mnhomed. keeper OF tho holy
carpet. II on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will SEQ that
Jones comes to no harm as a result OF his
Ryanne and demands the Yh!ordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
sugEests the abduction OF the New York
merchant as means OF securing It's re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones'
room. Fortune quarreis with her mother
her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
Ing her to meet him In secluded place
that evening Jones receives message
asking him to meet Ryanne atthe English:
Bar the same evening Jones Ia carried
OF into the desert by Mahomed and his
accompl!ces after desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
ARE cnp,ives. 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 tho girl. Fortune acknowl.
edges that she stole the rug from Jones.
room. She offers TO return II TO Mahomed
II 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 IL sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chsdsoye and her brother have sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns onered ffcc-
dom which does not include her two COM
panlons The caravan continues the Jour
ney toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Checsoyo Is the most adrolt
smuggler Of the age. and Is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann. who Is In charge
OF a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
Mrs Chcdsoyc discovers tho absence OF
Fortune and leaves for New York. taking
the girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye. the major
and their nccomplices take possession OF
Jones New York home. Jones. Ryanne
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
nnne falls In his resolution to lead bet
Ter life Ryanne secretly leaves for New
York Al Jones' solicitation his partner.
Mortimer. offers Fortune home. but
she declines Jones then declares his love
and nnds that Il Is rcclproCated. Jones
and Fortune arrive In New York and 70
10 the Mortimer home. Jones finds Mrs.
Chedsoye. Ryhnnc and the rest OF the
gang In his home with n million In money
looted from hn adjoining bank packed
ready for night Jones summons Wads'
worth. president Of the bank. who II de-
ryelops Is Ryanne's brother,