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Title: The Little Red Chimney
Being the Love Story of a Candy Man

Author: Mary Finley Leonard

Release Date: March 18, 2005 [EBook #15406]

Language: English

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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 ho