Continued story of the Pelton family and Gustavus, a small township in Trumball County, Ohio...in this new book Chloe Pelton, the widow of Josiah Pelton, is a much loved member of the community, and as such she leads many of the women's groups in town...Chloe, a strong minded woman, becomes part of the abolition movement...she risks her own safety to help fugitive slaves reach the town of Ashtabula which is situated on theshores of Lake Erie...must keep their activities secret because their own lives, and those of other people, would be endangered if the truth was revealed