The Little Red Chimney

The Little Red Chimney, by
Mary Finley Leonard

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Title: The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man
Author: Mary Finley Leonard
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THE LITTLE RED CHIMNEY

[Illustration: THE CANDY MAN]

The Little Red Chimney
Being the Love Story of a Candy Man
BY MARY FINLEY LEONARD
Illustrations in Silhouette by KATHARINE GASSAWAY
New York--Duffield & Company--1914
Copyright, 1914, by DUFFIELD & COMPANY
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
In which the curtain rises on the Candy Wagon, and the leading
characters are thrown together in a perfectly logical manner by Fate.
CHAPTER II
In which the Candy Man walks abroad in citizen's clothes, and is
mistaken for a person of wealth and social importance.
CHAPTER III
In which the Little Red Chimney appears on the horizon, but without a
clue to its importance. In which also the Candy Man has a glimpse of
high life and is foolishly depressed by it.
CHAPTER IV

In which the Candy Man again sees the Grey Suit, and Virginia
continues the story of the Little Red Chimney.
CHAPTER V
In which the double life of the heroine is explained, and Augustus
McAllister proves an alibi.
CHAPTER VI
In which Margaret Elizabeth is discussed at the Breakfast Table; in
which also, later on, she and Virginia and Uncle Bob talk before the
fire, and in which finally Margaret Elizabeth seeks consolation by
relating to Uncle Bob her adventure in the park.
CHAPTER VII
Shows how the Candy Wagon is visited in behalf of the Squirrel, and
how pride suffers a fall; how Miss Bentley turns to Vedantic
Philosophy to drown her annoyance, and discovers how hard it is to
forget when you wish to.
CHAPTER VIII
In which the Miser's past history is touched upon; which shows how his
solitude is again invaded, and how he makes a new friend.
CHAPTER IX
Shows how Miss Bentley and the Reporter take refuge in a cave, and
how, in the course of the conversation which follows, she hears
something which disposes her to feel more kindly toward the Candy
Man; shows also how Uncle Bob proves faithless to his trust and his
niece finds herself locked out in consequence.
CHAPTER X
In which the Little Red Chimney keeps Festival, and the Candy Man
receives an unexpected invitation.

CHAPTER XI
In which a radical change of atmosphere is at once noticed; which
shows how Miss Bentley repents of a too coming-on disposition, and
lends an ear to the advantages of wealth.
CHAPTER XII
Which shows Miss Bentley recovering from a fit of what Uncle Bob
calls Cantankerousness; in which a shipwrecked letter is brought to
light, and Dr. Prue is called again to visit the child of the Park
Superintendent.
CHAPTER XIII
In which the Candy Man relates his story, and the Miser comes upon
Volume I of the shabby book with the funny name.
CHAPTER XIV
Shows how Mrs. Gerrard Pennington, unhappy and distraught,
beseeches Uncle Bob to help her save Margaret Elizabeth; also how Mr.
Gerrard Pennington comes to the rescue, and how in the end his wife
submits gracefully to the inevitable, which is not so bad after all.
CHAPTER XV
In which the Fairy Godmother Society is again mentioned, among other
things.

ILLUSTRATIONS
THE CANDY MAN
MARGARET ELIZABETH
VIRGINIA

DR. PRUE
UNCLE BOB
THE MISER
COUSIN AUGUSTUS
MRS. GERRARD PENNINGTON

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To George Madden Martin
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THE LITTLE RED CHIMNEY
CHAPTER ONE
In which the curtain rises on the Candy Wagon, and the leading
characters are thrown together in a perfectly logical manner by Fate.
The Candy Wagon stood in its accustomed place on the Y.M.C.A.
corner. The season was late October, and the leaves from the old
sycamores, in league with the east wind, after waging a merry war with
the janitor all morning, had swept, a triumphant host, across the broad
sidewalk, to lie in heaps of golden brown along the curb and beneath
the wheels of the Candy Wagon. In the intervals of trade, never brisk
before noon, the Candy Man had watched the game, taking sides with
the leaves.
Down the steps of the Y.M.C.A. building sauntered the