Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-07
SYNOPSIS.

o~orre Percival AlEernon Jones, vcs.
nFesidsnt OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Eug company OF New York, thirstinR tor
romance, IL In Cairo on a business tr1p.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel IN
SAiro with a carefully guarded bundle
Ayanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
brides rug which he admits having stolen
from q pasta at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is introduced to
fortune Chedsoye by a woman 10 whom
be had loaned lb0 pounds at Monte CARO-
some months previously, and who turns
Nna Chedsoye and Fortune to a polo
game, Fortune returns TO Jones tho
honey borrowed by her mother. Mrs,
Chedsoye appears to be engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown TO the
daughter. Ryanne interests Jones In the
DAny, a concern which for a price will
arrange any kind Of an adventure 70 or
DER. Mrs. Chedsoye. her brother, Major
Callahan. Wallace and Ryanne. as the
United Romance and Adventure company,
plsn . risky enterprise INVOLVING Jones,
hIs intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chsdsoye declares she will not permit It.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
Tor homo. Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent IN
New York, in Jones name. that he Is
IGhltHA IpbFo III AfFN AS'N p'l-
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 es a result OF his
RUrchsse Of The rug. M, Msh 9pio1oa sco rsg
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 q%unrrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
cage purporting To be from Ryanne ask
Ing her TO meet him in n secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asking him TO meet Ryanne at the English:
Bar tho same evening. Jones In carried
kccomplices after a desperate night. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives, the former Ia badly battered
and Unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con
aciousness and the sight OF Fortune IN
captivity reveals TO him tho fnct that
him through tho girl Fortune acknowl.
edges that she stole tho rug from Jones'
room. 6he offers to return II TO Mahomed
he will FREQ all three OF them. Ma
homed agrees 10 liberate Fortune and one
Of the men in return for tho rug. A cour-
ier II sent to Cairo for the rug, but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Shsdsoye and her brother ave sailed for
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
nom which does not include her two COM
Sanlons. The caravan continues the jour
Rsy toward Bsgdad. Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye 10 the most adroit
Smuggisr Of the ago. and IL overheard by
Jortune. Tho three captives are rescued
ky Henry Ackermann. who Ia In charge
b q carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
Mrs. Chedsoye discovers the absence OF
Fortune and leaves for New York, taking
be rri's belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye, the major
md their accomplices take possession OF
Jones New York homo. Jones. Ryanne
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
cane fails IN his resolution to lead a bet
keF life. Ryanne secretly leaves for New