The Son of the Sheik

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AGNES AYRES has courteously
consented to resume her
original role of Diana, wife
of the Sheik -- as a favor
to Mr. Valentino and this 
         picture.

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Not East of Suez --- but
   South of Algiers.

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A camp of outcasts in 
  the desert night.

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Andr�, renegade French-
man, leader of a vagrant
troupe --- entertainers by
profession, thieves by
     preference.

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Ghabah, The Moor, whose
 crimes outnumber the
        sands.

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"I'll send your remains 
  home. What's your 
    wife's name?"

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"I don't know her name. 
  When I want her, I 
       whistle."

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Yasmin, daughter of Andr�,
  whose dancing feet sup-
    port the troupe. --

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A few days ago --- in the
  market-place of Toug-
gourt blossomed Yasmin's
     first romance.

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"I am tired --- yet I must 
dance. He is my father --
  and we are very poor."

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"Your gold, my lord, could
  not buy me even a day's 
rest. They'd gamble it away
        in an hour."

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"Then wear this ring ---
for friendship --- till
    we meet again."

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"If my lord ever returns, he
  might find me in the old 
ruins. I love to wander there
in the moonlight --- alone."

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Then, in brief, stolen
  meetings, romance
deepened into love ---
   and tonight ---

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"Twenty leagues every 
night for a dancing 
girl! Allah give us
     strength."

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"Wait here for me!"

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"Master, it is not safe
  to journey alone!"

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"Ramadan, do I give
 orders --- or do 
       you?"

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"If his father, the Sheik,
   knew of this --- !"

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"Allah curse all dancing -
girls. Their hips full of 
abandon, make young men
  full of nonsense!"

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"Yasmin, my love, were 
 you afraid I would 
     fail you?"

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"Why fear me, dearest?
  Love such as mine 
   can do no harm."

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"But who are you, my
Lord? I do not even
  know your name!"

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"I am he who loves
you --- is that not
   name enough?"

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"Remember, I want him
captured - not killed!"

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      "My young Lion. Your
       people would gladly
pay ten thousand francs to
look at your handsome face
          again."

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"Your father's name ---
  or must we loosen 
    your tongue?"

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"What have you done 
   with Yasmin?"

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"You fool -- to believe she
     loved you! She was our
bait to lure you on, as she
 has lured many another."

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"Your young gallant is lash-
      ed to a grating in the
old ruins. Tomorrow --- its
ransom or --- torture!"

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"Long ago, you promised 
her to me and I'm tired
      of waiting."

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"What are you doing there,
     Son of An Owl?"

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"Nay, my mother was no
owl --- only a little 
      cuckoo!"

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At a friend's home in
Touggourt, Ahmed's
bodily wounds healed
        fast.

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"Like all youths, he loved
a dancing girl. Like all
dancing girls, she tricked
           him."

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"I'll take my own revenge!"

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The night was young at 
the Cafe Maure. Not a 
knife had been thrown ---
        so far.

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"Did we catch him?"

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"So, my young charmer,
your mission in life is
to lure men into lonely
ruins --- to be robbed and
       tortured!"

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"I may not be the first 
   victim --- but, by
Allah, I shall be the one
    you'll remember!"

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"An eye for an eye ---
a hate for a hate ---
that is the law of my 
       father!"

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"I hate you! I hate you!"

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"Your gang will not collect 
  from me this time. For
once your kisses are free!"

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The desert villa of Sheik
  Ahmed Ben Hassan ---
  young Ahmed's famous 
        father.

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Diana, wife of the Sheik.

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The Sheik -- English born,
  Sahara bred -- undis-
puted ruler in this sea of 
          sand.

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"What news of my son?
 Has he returned to 
   his camp yet?"

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"She will be to Ahmed what 
  you have been to me, 
        my dear."

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"That young rascal has
  been gone a week --
against my strict orders."

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"Your son is back at his 
   camp. One of his
servants is here, as you
       commanded."

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"Where has my son been 
 for the past week?"

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"He'll discover that I am 
   master here. Allah
help him when I'm done 
       with him!"

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"Remember, Ahmed is
  only a boy ---"

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"I hate you! I will hate
   you with my dying 
       breath!"

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"That is the first truthful
    thing you've said."

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"And you'll have more 
   reason to hate me 
before I've finished with 
         you!"

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"I gave you strict orders 
   not to leave. Why 
   did you disobey?"

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"I had reasons of my own."

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"A woman!"

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"Out of here, first born
       of a mule!"

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"You can't blame 'that'
     on a parrot!"

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"Father, its not the sort of 
affair you think --- and no
   one in the world can 
        interfere."

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"You dare to bring a woman 
  to the camp when I have 
selected a bride for you?"

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"I am sorry, but when the
 time comes, I'll select
     my own bride."

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"Like father, like son. My
     future is my own."

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"Ahmed, I'll bend you to 
 my will --- as I bend
     this iron."

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"It is for hate -- not love --
that I brought this girl
here. I sought vengeance
as you would have done --"

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"No matter what she has 
   done, Ahmed, you 
 must free her at once."

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"Send her away --- and 
      come home."

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"Women -- bah! Heed them 
not -- for today's peach 
  is tomorrow's prune!"

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"All the beauties of the
  Arabian Nights ---
  passing unveiled ---
  couldn't get a look
       from me!"

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"Allah! ... Help me to tear
   him from my heart!
  Help me to hate him!"

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"Escort her back to
    Touggourt."

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"This is for her needs."

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"Young master bids you go.
 You shall be suitably 
mounted --- on a donkey."

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"Yasmin, no other man shall 
     have you. Why waste
your life in futile love -- that
    I destroy so easily?"

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"It was I who poisoned the
   mind of young Ahmed 
against you --- saying you
 betrayed him to us ---"

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"Let's start back to
     Touggourt."

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"When you escape --- tell
   Ahmed the truth ---
and say that I am trying 
      to forget."

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"Master, the girl did not 
     betray you ---"

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"I told you I'd curb him 
      to my will."

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"Not with force, my dear.
Ahmed is too much like 
you to be curbed or driven."

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"Remember your own fiery 
youth, dearest --- what you
  wanted, you took ---"

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"Lie still, you little fool!"

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"Master --- your son --- he
has gone after the girl ---
back to that thieves den in
         Touggourt!"

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"Master --- please --- his
  life is in danger ---"

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"Master, it is madness to 
   enter there alone!"

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"Quick! Send Yasmin to
dance! A rich stranger!
    I smell money!"

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"Yasmin, Yasmin, my
 beloved. Can you
ever forgive --- ?"

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"I tried to hate you, beloved,
but - my heart has always 
        been yours!"

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   "Ahmed, my beloved,
   you must go! Quick --
please --- I fear for your
          life."

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"Father -- the girl --
    I love her -- !"

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