- In ancient Egypt a Princess is loved by a simple Shepherd, to the great displeasure of the King, who orders the offending lover be buried alive, for he had promised his daughter to the builder of the Temple. Breaking a double scarab in two, the shepherd and the Princess each keep a broken half and pledge that their souls will be reunited in death. Centuries later Capt. Harry Paget of the English garrison at the Sudan is enchanted by Grace Leslie, the daughter of Sir Hector Leslie, commander of the garrison. Mrs. Harvey, the wife of another officer, is also in love with the captain, and lures him to a meeting on the desert, causing him to miss a surprise drill. Grace, learning of the drill, rushes to inform Paget in time, thus interrupting the illicit meeting. Because of his disgrace, Paget volunteers for duty in a desert outpost and Grace, after learning the truth from Mrs. Harvey, falls into the captain's arms and announces that she will go to the desert with him, when it is discovered that each possesses a piece of the broken scarab.
- Ancient Egypt: The beautiful daughter of Pharaoh is loved by a shepherd, but her father refuses to permit her to marry beneath her rank and sentences the shepherd to death. Before he is executed he breaks a double scarab, giving one portion to the princess, requesting that the other be buried with him, according to the superstition that their souls will thus be reunited in a later incarnation. Modern Egypt: Grace Leslie, daughter of an English officer, has come with him to inspect the garrison at Soudan. A polo match takes place and Grace has occasion to hand the ball to Captain Paget. As she does this she has the sensation of having performed the same action at some other time. Other incidents occur which give her the same feeling, until the culmination is reached when a fortune-teller gives her a half scarab, telling her not until she shall have found the other half will her happiness be complete. Grace is inclined to laugh at her own foolish thoughts on the subject until she sees Captain Paget, whom she knows to have been on duty, riding off towards the desert. Learning from her father that he is going to order a surprise drill, not realizing if Paget were found missing it would mean court-martial and disgrace, she starts to find him. She comes upon him talking to one of the women of the garrison, who had lured him to an appointment there. Misunderstanding, Grace goes back to her father, while Paget, unable to explain his absence, prepares to accept a dangerous post in a remote part of the desert. As he is packing he comes upon a scarab which he kept as souvenir, and wanting only to forget, tosses it out of the window, where it falls at the feet of Grace who, having learned the truth about the interview, is coming to atone for her misjudgment. Wonderingly they piece together the two halves, which exactly fit and realize the old superstition has at last brought them together for the fulfillment of their destiny of centuries ago.
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