The only thing that makes me unhappy now is the horror that this past life will be thrust upon me.

I must have had a past, of course, or I shouldn't be a grown woman now.

But I'm afraid of it; I don't want to know anything about it! Will you help me to escape ?" She looked eagerly at Louise as she asked this pitiful question, and the other girl replied, softly: "I will be your friend, Eliza.

I'll think all this over, and we will see what can be done.

Be patient a little while and as soon as I find a way to free you from all this trouble I'll send for you, and we'll talk it over together." "Will you keep my secret ?" demanded Eliza, uneasily.
Louise glanced at the door that communicated with Beth's room.