The Weeks Wear By and A War-Wedding Summary

In "The Weeks Wear By," the Blythe family discusses the war, and Susan reveals her ever-developing patriotic side. A close friend of Rilla's, Carl Meredith, enlists, and everyone is sad to see him go. Christmas comes around again, and this year both Jem and Walter are missing. Fred Arnold, a young neighbor, pays a visit to Rilla, who worries that he is courting her, after the promise she made to Ken. Meanwhile, Miranda Pryor, the daughter of Whiskers-on-the-moon, wants to marry a young man named Joe, but her father will not let her because Joe has joined the army. Miranda promised her mother on her deathbed that she would not run off to be married, and does not know what to do.

Rilla solves Miranda's problems in "A War-Wedding." She arranges...