Chapter 16 THE LOADSTONE IN THE BREAST.

"But to the hero, when his sword

Has won the battle for the free,

Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word,

And in its hollow tones are heard.

The thanks of millions yet to be,"

"Who battled for the true and just,

"And grasps the skirts of happy chance,

And breasts the blows of circumstance.

"And lives to clutch the golden key