Chapter X: Act IV: THE RECONCILIATION AND SEQUEL.--At Reginald's home.--News from

the army.--"Grant is not the man to acknowledge defeat!"--Adrienne and Hilda.--False pride is broken.--The reconciliation.--"Will Reginald forgive me?"--Dollerclutch brings joy to Hilda's heart.--"You are the daughter of Morris Maitland!"--The stolen documents and the snake in the grass.--"Hang me if I don't see this thing through!"--A letter to the absent one.--Face to face.--The barrier of pride swept down.--"Reginald, I love you; come back!"--The happy reunion.--An ominous cloud.--"I have deserted my post; the penalty is death. I must return ere my absence is discovered!"--The wolf in the sheepfold.--A wily tempter foiled.--A villain's rage.--"Those words have sealed your doom!"--The murder and the escape.--Dollerclutch arrives too late.--The pursuit.