She had soothed the childish griefs of nearly every child in the Valley, at some time or another, but she felt that this was the most serious one that had fallen to her lot to comfort.
"I'm sure it would be impossible to get Lloyd away from here without Hero, unless she knew," was the answer.

"I heard her tell Kitty this morning that nobody could make her go without him.

She said if he wasn't back by the time we were ready to start, we could go on without her, and she would hunt for him if it took all fall." While they were still discussing it the boys came running back to camp much excited.

They had met the orderly.
"Oh, the poor dog!" mourned Keith.

"What a shame for the poor old fellow to be shot down that way.