This is Rilla's sweetheart and a charming boy who has been friends with the Ingleside children for years, but who has only recently begun to notice Rilla. As he does, however, the war has begun. Though he does not initially think he will fight because of an old sports injury, he eventually enlists. He writes to Rilla from the front, but she doubts his intentions. However, when he comes home, Kenneth and Rilla end up together.
