E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) YOUNG HILDA AT THE WARS HILDA in her motor-ambulance uniform wearing the "Order of Leopold II," conferred on her by King Albert in person. HILDA YOUNG HILDA AT THE WARS YOUNG HILDA AT THE WARS BY ARTHUR H. GLEASON AUTHOR OF "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS" "LOVE, HOME AND THE INNER LIFE," ETC. NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY Copyright, 1915, by Frederick A. Stokes Company Frederick A. Stokes Company All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages TO CHEVALIER HELEN OF PERVYSE CONTENTS Experience Young Hilda at the Wars The Ribbons that Stuck in His Coat Rollo, the Apollo