Widow Wise Captured by Sheik's Band in Bold Abduction
In a tale set abroad, Widow Wise refuses a suitor and is abducted by the Sheik AlHadir. He plans to wed her after a staged ride, but as they near the walls his band seizes her unaware, ending a bold attempt at marriage through force.
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Sheik Hadji's Palace Surprise Seizes a Queen Candidate
A blindfolded woman is carried to Sheik Hadji's palace where his twenty two wives stand. He proclaims she will be queen and makes a grab. She uses a hatpin to strike him, escapes on a horse, and rides away amid chaos.
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