The Fates and Flora Fourflush

Episode 1: "Treachery in the Clouds" This picture is a parody on the numerous thrills, perils and mysteries recently perpetrated and must not be taken too seriously. After being run over by a ponderous four-horse-power "1892 Combustible," belonging to Flora Fourflush, an orphan millionairess, Frank Goodheart, a poor but true-hearted young street-cleaner, is carried home in her car. While Frank is recuperating, Sir Simon Blackheart, a ferocious villain and a persistent suitor for Flora's hand, calls, and when his love is scorned, seizes Flora in his arms and endeavors to kiss her. Frank hurls himself upon the rascal and throws him out the door, while she exclaims. "My Hero," but he refuses her hand in marriage, until he has first made his fortune. Sir Simon then sends a dynamite bomb through the mail to the unsuspecting Flora, but Frank is "on the job" and again the villain is foiled. Blackheart carries out a dastardly plan, shortly afterwards, breaks into Flora's hangar, where her trans-Atlantic flier is housed, and steals the aeroplane's engine. On the day of the big race across the ocean, Flora seats herself in her machine and the great ship wobbles up into the air, acting like a dragonfly with a broken wing. Sir Simon enters the grounds, laughing grimly. Flora, meanwhile, now 3,000 feet in the air, suddenly discovers that her engine has been stolen. Frank, watching her through his glasses, realizes the awful truth, and jumping into a balloon, soars upwards to the rescue of Flora. Brave Frank, "steering" his balloon nearly under the falling air machine, grabs the heroine as she passes him and drags her safely into the balloon. Sir Simon witnesses this, and boiling with rage, loads his deadly rifle. With one fatal shot, he bursts the balloon's gas bag, hurling our hero and Flora to earth. Episode 2: "The Treasure Temple of Bhosh" At the finish of the first installment of this series, Frank, the honest young street cleaner and Flora, the beautiful millionairess, were hurtling through the air towards the earth, after being thrown from a balloon burst by the arch-fiend. Sir Simon Blackheart, their hated enemy. By an odd coincidence the balloon basket containing Flora and Frank drops through the glass conservatory of Flora's house, arriving just in time for tea. Flora then decides to take a trip to India to see the Rajah of Chutneypore. Frank accompanies her and on the way they are attacked by pirates, the chief of whom proves to be none other than Sir Simon