ss 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]

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

[Illustration: HERO]

The Story of the Red Cross
_as Told to_
The Little Colonel

CHAPTER I

LLOYD MEETS HERO

It was in Switzerland in the old town of Geneva. The windows of the big
hotel dining-room looked out on the lake, and the Little Colonel,
sitting at breakfast the morning after their arrival, could scarcely eat
for watching the scene outside.

Gay little pleasure boats flashed back and forth on the sparkling water.
The quay and bridge were thronged with people. From open windows down
the street came the tinkle of pianos, and out on the pier, where a
party of tourists were crowding on to one of the excursion steamers, a
band was playing its merriest holiday music.

Far away in the distance she could see the shining snow crown of Mont
Blanc, and it gave her an odd feeling, as if she were living in a
geography l