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[Illustration:  “‘Do you suppose that I could train my dogs to do that?’” (See page 39)]

The story of the red cross
     AS TOLD TO
  the little Colonel

By Annie Fellows Johnston

Author of “The little Colonel series,”
“Asa Holmes,” “The jewel series,” Etc.

Illustrated by John Goss

[Illustration]

The page company
Boston MDCCCCXVIII

Copyright, 1902, by the page company

Copyright, 1918, by the page company

All rights reserved

First Impression, October, 1918

THE COLONIAL PRESS C.H.  SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.

Publisher’s Note

This story in its original form appeared in
      =The Little Colonel’s Hero=,
    the fourth volume in the famous
        =Little Colonel Series=.

The publishers would have appropriately used on the cover of this book the Red Cross on a white field, adopted as its emblem by the Red Cross Society, but any use of that emblem for purposes other than those of this society has been prohibited by law.

The Red Cross Society adopted its emblem in honor of Switzerland, where the society originated, but reversed the colors of the Swiss flag, which are a White Cross on a red field.  It is consequently, under the circumstances, appropriate that the cover design should show the White Cross of Switzerland, where the Red Cross Society originated, and where its story was told to =The Little Colonel=.

[Illustration:  The little Colonel]

[Illustration:  Contents]

Chapter                         page
I Lloyd Meets Hero              1
II Hero’s Story                 24
III The Red Cross of Geneva      44
IV Homeward Bound               69
V In After Years               82

[Illustration:  The Major]

[Illustration:  List of illustrations]

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“‘Do you suppose that I could train my dogs to do that?’”
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