by the girl who followed her so patiently out into the world.
How strange it is that New York City is generally the objective point for the poor and friendless in search of employment.
The journey to the great metropolis was a long one. They reached there just as the sun was sinking.
The first thing to be thought of was shelter. Inquiring in the drug store opposite the depot, she found that there was a small boarding-house down the first cross-street.
Jessie soon found the street and number to which she had been directed. A pleasant-faced maid opened the door. She was immediately shown into the parlor, and a brisk, bustling little woman soon put in an appearance.
She looked curiously at the two pretty young girls when she learned their errand.
"This is a theatrical boarding-place," s
