Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1922-02-09
THE SHEIK" At
Gem THEATRE
FEB. Il AND IS

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Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassen. leader
OF an Arab tribe, determines 20 con-
quer tho pride Of naughty but beau
tiful English tourist, Diana Mayo,
by capturing her and making her one
OF his slaves. BY discussing herself
Diana gains admittance TO the gamb
ling Casino at Biskra, where Sheik
Ahmed ia holding fete. The sheik
discovers her, however and declares
she shall pay for the rash act, Diana
escapes BY plunging the room into
darkness and firing her pistol.
| Tho 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, tho
Sheik attacks tho caravan and Diana
Ia captured and carried to his oasiA
camp.
Ho orders her to obey his com
mands and despite her naughty refus-
ais, tears and prayers. he bends her
Ito his will but desists in his un-
welcome attentions. when she holds
before him crucifix and falls to her
knee1 in prayer. Sho r. reduced to
the level OF a slave After week OF
obedience To thia stern but attrac
tive master, she begins to feel GER
tain sense of happiness but is piQued
when SheiE Ahmed informs her OF
the coming or Raout do Saint Hubert
tho author oil q boob sho has been
reading, and an intimate Partisan
friend OF his, she not wishing TO be
Inundated before one from her own
fashionable world.
sheik Ahmed leayea to meet hia
author-friend, giving Diana tho privii
ego OF riding outside OF tho camp.
SEEKING an opportunu moment, she
stampedea tho horse which her es-
cort Is riding and daahes for freedom
but the horse falls and breaks his les
: Sha sighta distant caravan, and
makes for It, not knowing that this
In tho hated OMAR, tho desert bandit
and his band of marauhers. oman
9 sighta tho girl and Immediately dc
slrea her, only to SEQ tho approach
of the returning Ahmed who discoy
ers the girl and takes her back TO hi
]. camp.
/. Saint Hubert argues With Ahmet
+ against his treatment of the girl hu
i the sheik rebukes him until he learn
o from a captured spy OF Omair's tina
II the latter lis seeking the girl. where
J upon he decides to send her bnck I
t. Biskra. Whilo Diam and sain
Hubert arc out riding next da1
OMAR sWoopa down upon then
u wounds the author and takes u
girl prisoner despite her desperai
" but futile resistance.
g The news comes to sheik Ahme
= who gathers his clans and with
- thousand horeemen starts for stor
: attack against tho bandits desc
: stronghold Diana awakena with
. Omair.s den In the presence OF
savage guard and q former faYorit
:. who urges her to Toxic hor own II
= rather than submit TO OMAR. 81
p decides to play for q time. known
y sheik Ahmed viii try for her ca
ture.
At last comes the attack and aft
i. fierce fight the Shetk's horsem
s. triumph. The Sheik and OMAR {
- gage In q battle and the former
~ wounded. His lieutenant, Youss
a. kills OMAR. In the days foIlowi
81 Saint Hubert tells Diana the stt
~ OF the shelk--that he is In real
~ an American, the son OF scienl
he. and explorer. who had ben killed
bandits. His wife and baby boy !
been taken In by q kindly sheik. W
after tho death Of the wife, had re
- ed the boy and had become 20
- tached TO him that he made him
heir after his death.
-. Diana now realizes she loves
"a only man who haa ever broken
,en naughty Will. Finally sheik Ahr
recover1 from hia wounds and I
and indifferent towards Diana.
termines to send her back 20 HiaI
She no longer conceaIs her love
pleads with MIN to let her stay.
aoftens and takes her IN bis arms.
few days later they wend their
across the sands toward cEyiIizai
launched upon their honeymoon
Tho picture In filled With stir
scenes that thrill and hold one Al
z spell.
SEQ THE sheik" NJ the Gem :
GO. atrc. Tuesday and Wednesday.
lruary Il and Is. MakInea Tues