Little Miss Muffet #13

Little Miss Muffet and her guardian Eph Davis arrive at the Whites' farm, where a mortgage crisis looms: the family must raise fifteen hundred dollars in sixty days or lose their home to the ruthless Mr. Marrbel. Determined to help, Millie devises a plan to lift Mrs. White's spirits—and stumbles upon an unexpected opportunity when traveling salesmen arrive seeking a meal, setting in motion a scheme that could save the farm.

When a greedy mortgage holder threatens to foreclose on the White farm, Little Miss Muffet and her friends scramble to save the family's home by developing the property into a tourist attraction with restaurant cabins. As Millie works tirelessly to make the venture succeed, she discovers that the farm's valuable antique furnishings may hold the key to raising the needed funds—but first she must uncover why Silas Marrbel is so determined to seize the property in the first place.

When Mrs. White falls gravely ill from worry over her family's mortgage debt, little Miss Millie faces an impossible choice: keep a promise of silence or reveal the truth that could save their home. With only days before the note comes due, Millie must find a way to help the Whites without breaking her word—and the solution she discovers is far more clever than anyone expects. Benjamin Beddenbord, Eph Davis, and an unexpected ally converge in this 1949 tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and a mystery that even the grateful Whites can't quite solve.

When Little Miss Muffet's car burns up, she and old Eph Davis lose everything—but Mr. Beddenbord steps in with a generous gift and a job prospect working for a Mr. Vane in another state. The pair set out on the long journey with two dogs in tow, only to find their plans upended when an unexpected twist awaits them at journey's end.