Produced by Kentuckiana Digital library, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. 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 * * * * * 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_