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Nobody's Kid Synopsis
Following her parents' deaths, Mary Cary is placed in an orphanage, as her grandfather rejects her because of the circumstances of her parents' marriage. At the orphanage Mary is mistreated and humiliated, and when a matron catches her outside the grounds playing ball with a youthful admirer, she gets flogged. Later she learns that her grandfather is a well-known judge and that her father was a British aristocrat. A letter to her uncle brings prompt aid, and after she's rescued from the orphanage, she remains faithful to a young admirer.
Her Purchase Price Synopsis
Hamid-Ali, an Arab chieftain and bandit, captures an English baby during a raid on a caravan and, naming her Sheka, puts her in a harem to be prepared for the slave auction. At the auction, Sir Derek Anstruther, who has fallen in love with Sheka, disguises himself as an Arab and bids for her. After a fight, he kidnaps her and marries her at the English consulate. In England, Sheka has embarrassing moments conforming to British customs of dress and manner, which are intensified by the plot-tings of Derek's former sweetheart. When Derek neglects her because of financial worries, Sheka decides to sell herself to the libertine Duke of Wryden for the amount that Derek needs. Derek rushes to the duke's home when he hears of Sheka's plan, but after he learns that the duke investigated her and discovered she was his niece and an heiress to a large estate, Derek and Sheka are reunited.
"Nobody's Kid" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Her Purchase Price" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Nobody's Kid