A March of Heroes 133

and they all look tired and broken-hearted.
You see, they went out to fight the Queen’s
enemies and they were beaten—there were
not many of them, and they had to march
through a country where they had little
food and where they fell sick of the fever.
So the Queen’s enemies triumphed and
these men were beaten. A lot of other
men—some of those who passed by just
now—went out and fought with better luck,
and the Queen’s enemies were driven into
the desert and never troubled her again.
These men have gone sadly with bent
heads ever since, because they let them-
selves be beaten; but if only they would
look up they'd see that the Queen is as
proud of them as of the others, because
they did their best ; and that she loves them
a little better because it was their luck to
be beaten.”

“Why don’t they look up?” asked
Doris. “But the music is changing.
Who is coming now ?”