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.
| 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] |
| PAGE | |
| "'Do you suppose that I could train my dogs to do that?'"(See page [39]) | [Frontispiece] |
| "He stepped aside to let the great creature past him" | [8] |
| "But it did not stop their mad flight" | [16] |
| "He plunged out alone into the deep snow" | [30] |
| "The two were wandering along beside the water together" | [62] |
| "He fastened the medal to Hero's collar" | [67] |
