From the moment Lizbet Fontaine set foot onto the train platform, she knew trouble was coming.  She didn t trust her stepfather--or his new wife--as far as she could throw him and her only concern was protecting her little brother and sister.  So when old Mr. Everett Simpson appears, inviting them all over to his home for the night, and doing his best to separate Lizbet from her brother and sister and making her feel unsafe, Lizbet knows only one thing:  she has to get out of there.  Determined to save herself, she s still relieved when Gabe Whitfield, a friendly neighbor, happens to overhear Everett s manipulative and unkind words.  He refuses to let any harm come to Lizbet, even ushering her and her siblings to the boarding house nearby where they can find a safe place to stay.  Grateful for his help, Lizbet is determined to make it on her own so she does everything she can to find a job in the town and get her siblings to safety