By Force of Impulse: A Drama in Five Acts

ACT III. DUTY VS. IMPULSE.--Four years later.--A camp in the

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army.--Longings.--"Only six miles from home!"--The skeleton in the closet.--A father's yearning for his child.--A woman-hater in love.--Dollerclutch's dream.--A picture of camp life and fun.--Coriolanus has his revenge.--News from home.--Dollerclutch makes a big find. "Eureka!"--Proofs of Hilda's parentage and marriage.--A happy old lawyer.--"I'll take them to Hilda!"--Detailed for duty.--A soldier's temptation.--The sentinel deserts his post.--The snake in the grass.--"At last, I can humble his pride!"