Copyright, 1916, by
The John C. Winston Co.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Social Failure[7]
II.Different Kinds of Courage[26]
III.Farewell[41]
IV.Making Acquaintances[58]
V.“Lady Dorian”[71]
VI.A Trial of Fire[85]
VII.The Landing[97]
VIII.A Meeting[109]
IX.“But Yet a Woman”[124]
X.Behind the Firing Lines[138]
XI.Out of a Clear Sky[150]
XII.First Aid[161]
XIII.The Summons[169]
XIV.Colonel Dalton[179]
XV.Newspaper Letters[190]
XVI.The Ambulance Corps[202]
XVII.Dick[214]
XVIII.A Reappearance[226]
XIX.The Test[235]
XX.A Girl’s Deed[249]
XXI.An Unexpected Situation[258]
XXII.Recognition[271]

THE RED CROSS GIRLS IN
THE BRITISH TRENCHES

CHAPTER I
A Social Failure

The dance was over and Mildred Thornton climbed disconsolately up the long stairs. From her thin shoulders floated a delicate white scarf and her dress was of white lace and tulle. Yet Mildred had no look of a conquering Princess, nor yet of Cinderella, who must have carried her head proudly even after the ball, remembering the devotion of her Prince.

But for Mildred there was no Prince to remember, nor devotion from anyone. She was in that mood of hopeless depression which comes from having attended a dance at which one has been a hopeless failure. Her head drooped and though her cheeks were hot, her hands were cold.