Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-21
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones, vice,
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug cofnpany Of New York. thirstinE for
romance. Ia In Cairo on a business trp.
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 a pesha at Bagdad Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is Introduced 10
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
he had loaned l0 pounds NJ Monte Carlo
BONE months previously, and who turns
put TO be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs Chedsoye and Fortune 70 a polo
CANA Fortune returns TO Jones the
money borrowed BY her mother Mrs.
Chedsoye appears TO be engaged In some
nYsterious enterprise unknown to the
Daughter. Ryanne interests Jones In the
United Romance ard Adventure com.
bany, q concern which for Il 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.
Rlan a risky enterprise involving Jones,
Hyanne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit It.
T1Ans are aid to prevent Jones sailing
Tor home. Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent IN
New York. In Jones name, that he Ia
renting house in New York to some
friends. Mahomed. keeper Of the holy
carpet. Ia on Ryanne's trail, Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Zones comes to no harm as a result OF his
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction OF the New York
merchant az n means Of securing its re-
turn. Tho rug disappears from Jones
room. Fortune quarrels with her mother
shan tia IoftaF FAfnaAa tn AXnInin 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
tsking him to meet Ryanne at the English:
Bar the same evening. Jones Ia carried
OF into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomrlices after a desperate night. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are csptives. the former Ia badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con
captivity reveals TO him the fact that
Nshomsd intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl, Fortune acknowl-
edges that she stole the rug from Jones.
room. She offers to return IT TO Mahomed
II he will free all three OF them. Ma
horned agrees to liberate Fortune and one
OF the men In return for the rug. A cour-
yer 10 sent to Cairo for the rug. but re-
turns with the Information that Mrs.
Ehedsoye and her brother have sailed for
New NOTk. FOTtuHt sphIib 'iNiNu iiVo-
dom which does not include her two COM
pan'ons The caravan continues the jour
hey toward Bagdad, Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs. Chedsoye In the most adrott
kmuggisr Of the age. and IL overheard by
Fortune. The three c~aptives are rescued
BY Henry Ackermann, who Ia In charge
OF q carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes:
Mrs Chcdsoye discovers the absence OF
Fortune and leaves for New York. taking
the girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye. the major
and their accompllces take possession OF
zones New York home Jones. Ryanne
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
ann. fails in his resolution to lead a bet
ter lifc. Ryanne secretly leaves Tor New
Mortimer. offers Fortune a home, but
she declines. Jones then declares his love
And finds that It Is reciprocated. Jones
and Fortune arrive In New York and go
10 the Mortimer home, Jones inds Mrs.
Chedsoye. Ryanne and the rest OF the
rams In his home with a million In money
Sceted from an adjoining bank packed
ready for flight. Jones summons Wsds-
worth. president Of the bank, who II de-
vslops 10 Ryanne's brother.