Desert pursuit and romance wrap a perilous voyage
George Jones, a New York magnate, travels to Cairo with Fortune Chedsove and the mysterious Mrs. Chedsaye amid a conspiracy by the United Romance and Adventure company. A stolen rug, abductions in the desert, and a caravan chase frame a tale of love, danger, and escape across Cairo and Damascus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Percival Algernon Jones
Metropolitan Orientality Company of
New York
Cairo
Horace Hyanne
Ryanne
Jones
Bagdad
Major Callahan
Fortune Chedsove
Monte Carlo
Fortune
United Romance and Adventure Company
Lyanone
Mahomed
Engishar
Rezanne
Mortimer
Fortune Joins Mortimers as George Returns Home
Fortune arrives in Hoboken and is warmly welcomed by Mrs. Mortimer who offers to be a mother. George visits his planned home, then discovers a new, unfamiliar night latch and a changed keyhole, signaling trouble at his door.
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Mrs. Mortimer
Hoboken
George
Thomas
Fortune
Mortimer
Aharm
Ryanne
Metropolitan Crime
Chedsoye
Merchant-Mechanic Bank
Horace
George P. A. Jones
Arthur Wadsworth
Merchant Mechanic Bank
the Bank
Bank
Mr. Mortimer
Mortimer Youthfngly
Dearest
Wadsworth
Desert
The Bank Heist Scheme Reaches a Lurking Door
George discovers a concealed yet audacious bank robbery in his homefront plan as Mrs. Chedsoye Ryanne and a trio of conspirators toast their loot. He races to warn Arthur Wadsworth and retrieve the stolen fortune with swift police avoidance.
I love you
A dialogue unfolds a confession of love with hesitation. He admits fear before she prompts him to ask and declare his feelings, leading to a tense moment as she presses for certainty.
Aircraft accident witness says wing broke downward
Report describes eye witnesses noting that Lieutenant Sevelle’s plane wing bent downward during the fatal France crash. French experiments reportedly confirm extreme downward pressure as the operator started to veer. Officials say wings may need uprighting to prevent future incidents.
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Sevelle
France
Scientist’s Misread Music From a Phonograph Attempt
A fragment notes a scientist’s remark about phonograph use for music. The speaker recalls buying a phonograph and trying it, yet the scientist did not confirm success. The dialogue hints at misunderstandings around early sound technology.
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Philadelphia
America
Puhaw
Harold M
May Kernhes
MS ~Merrill Company
Apter XXI
Merchant-Mechanic Bank of New York
Arthur
Egg
Lberty
Wallace
Callahan
Dell Cately
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