Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
''SHE|K''' IS STORY
Of MAN BREAKING
GIRL 'SSTR0NG WILL
Many Stirring and Thrilling
Scenes in Great
PhOtOdrama.

The story of '.The sheik.' which
will be shown in Great Falls next
Saturday and Sunday, follows:
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, leader of
an Arab tribe, determines to conquer
the pride Of naughty but beautiful
English tourist, Diana Mayo, by cap
turing her and making her one of his
slaves. By Disgusting herself, Diana
gains admittance to the gambling
casino at Biskra. where Sheik Ahmed
is holding fete. The sheik dis
sovers her, however, and declares she
| shall pay for her rash act. Diana
escapes by plunging the room into
! darkness and firing her pistol.
The sheik learns she is to start for
| the desert next day and makes his
plans accordingly. After Diana's
brother leaves her at her desert camp
| and returns to Biskra, the sheik at
tacks the caravan and Diana is cap
tured and carried to his oasis camp.
He orders her to obey his COM
mands and despite her. naughty re
fusals. tears and prayers. he bends
her to his will. but desists in his
unwelcome attentions when she holds
before him a crucifix and falls to her
knees in prayer. She is reduced to
the level of a slave After week of
obedience to this stern but attractive
master. she begins to feel a certain
sense of happiness but is piqued when
Sheik Ahmed informs her of the COM
ing of Raoul de Saint Hubert. the
author of book she has been read
ing and an intimate Persian friend of
his. she not wishing to be humiliated
before one from her own fashionable
world
FIees to Desert Bandit
Sheik Ahmed leaves 10 meet his
author friend, giving Diana the privi-
lege of riding outside the camp. Seiz-
ing an opportune moment, she STAN
pedes the horse which her escort is
riding. and dashes for freedom, but
the horse falls and breaks his leg.
She sights a distant caravan. and
makes for it, not knowing that this is
the hated OMAR. the desert bandit.
and his band of marauders. OMAR
sights the girl and Immediately desires
her. only to see the approach OF the
returning Ahmed, who discovers the
girl and takes her back to his camp, !
Saint Hubert argues with Ahmed
against his treatment of the girl but the /
sheik rebukes him until he learns from |
a captured spy of Omair's that the lat !
ter is seeking the girl, whereupon ne de-
cdes to send her back to Biskra. While /
Diana and Saint Hubert are out riding |
next day. OMAR swoops down upon
them. wounds the author and takes the
girl prisoner despite her desperate but
futile resistance.
The news comes to Sheik Ahmed,
who gathers his clans, and with a
thousand horsemen starts for storm
attack against the bandits desert
Diana awakens within
Omairs den in the presence of saw
age guard and former favorite. who
urges her to take her own life rather
than submit to OMAR. She decides to
play for time. knowing that Shelk All
med will try for her recapture.
Is Really An American
At last comes the attack and after
fierce fight the Sheik's horsemen tri-
umph. The Sheik and OMAR engage |
in a battle and the former is wounded
His lieutenant. Youssef. kills Omar In
the days following Saint Hubert tells
Diana the story of the Sheik-that he
is in reality an American. the son of
a scientist and explorer who had been
killed by bandits His wife and baby
boy had been taken in by kindly Sheik
who. after the death of the wife, had
reared the boy and had become so at
-ached to him that he made him his heir
at his death
Diana now realizes she loves the only
man who has ever broken her naughty
will. Finally Sheik Ahmed RECEIVERS
from his wounds, and cold and indlffer-
ant towards Diana, determines to send
her back to Biskra. She no longer
,onceals her love and pleads with him
to let her stay. He softens and takes
her in his arms. A few days later they
wend their way across the sands to-
ward covilization, launched upon their
The picture is filled with stirring
scenes that thrill and hold one as by
, spell.