The Little Colonel's Hero
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THE LITTLE COLONEL'S HERO
By ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTON
AUTHOR OF "THE LITTLE COLONEL," "TWO LITTLE KNIGHTS OF KENTUCKY," "BIGBROTHER," "ASA HOLMES," "THE LITTLE COLONEL'S HOUSE PARTY," "THE LITTLECOLONEL'S HOLIDAYS," ETC.
FRONTISPIECE BY ETHELDRED B. BARRY
L.C. PAGE & COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS
_Copyright, 1902_
BY THE PAGE COMPANY
_All rights reserved_
Made in U.S.A.
Twenty-seventh Impression, June, 1925 Twenty-eighth Impression, February, 1926 Twenty-ninth Impression, January, 1928 Thirtieth Impression, June, 1929 Thirty-first Impression, October, 1930 Thirty-second Impression, March, 1932 Thirty-third Impression, February, 1934 Thirty-fourth Impression, August, 1935 Thirty-fifth Impression, July, 1937
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. HER TWELFTH BIRTHDAY 11
II. THE WONDER-BALL BEGINS TO UNWIND 25
III. LLOYD MEETS HERO 41
IV. HERO'S STORY 55
V. THE RED CROSS OF GENEVA 67
VI. THE WONDER-BALL'S BEST GIFT 79
VII. IN TOURS 102
VIII. WITH BETTY AND EUGENIA 121
IX. AT THE GATE OF THE GIANT SCISSORS 136
X. ON THE WING 147
XI. HOMEWARD BOUND 161
XII. HOME AGAIN 179
XIII. "THE RESCUE OF THE PRINCESS WINSOME" 197
XIV. IN CAMP 234
XV. THE SENTRY'S MISTAKE 249
XVI. "TAPS" 262
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