ILLUSTRATED BY
ALICE CARSEY

Whitman Publishing Co.
RACINE ·· CHICAGO

COPYRIGHT 1917 BY
Whitman Publishing Co.
RACINE ·· CHICAGO

Dedicated to Jane R.
who makes an ideal
Red Cross Girl in the
opinion of the Author

CONTENTS

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I.SPRING AT THE FARM[15]
II.WELCOME GUESTS[21]
III.A MERRY PARTY[29]
IV.FIRST AID[37]
V.MARY LEE WRITES A LETTER[43]
VI.A PICNIC[52]
VII.VISITING THE SANITARIUM[63]
VIII.PREPARATIONS FOR THE WEDDING[69]
IX.DR. PAYSON EMPLOYS MARY LEE[76]
X.AUNT MADGE IS MARRIED[83]
XI.BUSY DAYS[89]
XII.INDIAN JIM'S LUCKY STRIKE[100]
XIII.A HAPPY RED CROSS GROUP[112]
XIV.MARY LEE MEETS AN OLD FRIEND[118]
XV.MARY LEE'S LEGACY[125]
XVI.A MASTER STORY TELLER[132]
XVII.AUNT MADGE RETURNS TO THE CITY[147]
XVIII.MARY LEE MAKES A DECISION[155]
XIX.LETTY AND MARY LEE SELL LIBERTYBONDS[162]
XX.PREPARING FOR RED CROSS WORK[169]
XXI."WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?"[175]
XXII.WORKING FOR "LIBERTY"[182]
XXIII.BACK ON THE FARM[190]
XXIV.BOUND FOR THE CAMP[196]
XXV.LOST IN THE WOODS[204]
XXVI.RETURNING HOME[211]
XXVII.ANOTHER ADVENTURE[215]
XXVIII."HELP! HELP!"[219]
XXIX.LETTY'S SURPRISE[228]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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MARY LEE LEARNED QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY[(Color frontispiece)]
"THE GIRLS MISS YOU SO MUCH"[25]
MARY LEE CAME TRIPPING DOWN THE ROAD[39]
THE SICK MAN DICTATES A LETTER[49]
BOB MAKES HIMSELF USEFUL AT THE PICNIC[55]
SAVAGE WAS THE FACE OF BLACK EAGLE[137]
HE MADE IT A POINT TO CALL ON MARY LEE[151]
MARY LEE WRITES TO BOB[185]
"HAVE YOU COME TO STAY?"[188]