Warfare in the Skies

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Richard Lawrence, an Army Aviator, introduces his friend, Count Zurich, to Zenia, his father's beautiful ward. The Count becomes infatuated with the girl and determines to win her. General Lawrence, Richard's father, is ordered to prepare for war. as Prince Dureseign is gathering an army to overthrow the government. In a terrific battle, the forces of Dureseign are driven back. Zenia and Richard fall in love, he proposes and she accepts him. Dureseign's forces are greatly augmented in numbers, surround General Lawrence's army and the General sends his son in a fast aeroplane for reinforcements. After an encounter with the enemy's sharpshooters, he gets safely away. Count Zurich flies to the enemy's camp and traitorously arranges to bombard General Lawrence's ramparts by aeroplane, for which Prince Dureseign is to deliver Zenia into his hands after defeating the General's army. Richard, returning in his air machine, seeing what the Count is preparing to do, charges full speed, directly at the Count's machine. With a fearful crash, the two aeroplanes collide in midair and fall to the ground in a mass of wreckage. The Count is killed instantly. Richard is badly injured, and Zenia disguises herself and goes to the enemy's hospital to nurse him. She is recognized and ordered shot as a spy. Richard escapes to his own lines, returning in an aeroplane in time to rescue the girl by dropping bombs into the enemy's midst. He swoops down, helps her into the machine and brings her back to his father, where, after a glad reunion, they receive his blessing. Reinforcements arrive. Prince Dureseign's army is decisively defeated and the warfare in the skies is ended.