24 April 1915 Thriller 12 mins
Sharky, a rival road agent, plots to spoil a trial run to be made on Helen's road that will win a mail contract. He opens a waste valve on the tank of the engine, and, when nearing Lone Point, the water tank runs dry. Helen comes to the rescue by mounting the new gasoline speeder and starting off with the mail for the end of the run.
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Helen Holmes as Helen
Leo D. Maloney as Billy - a Lineman
George A. Williams as Sharky - Agent of the Rival Road
George Sloan as Brenton - Sharky's Accomplice
United States 24 April 1915
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26 April 1915
Sisters Helen and Ruth Fiske work in a department store and live in an East Side tenement. While Ruth is satisfied with her "regular fellow," a mechanic, Helen yearns for fine clothes, wealth, and attention.
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