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our door, and
we know nothing of their existence until we are awakened by some sad
occurrence that might have been avoided "had we known."
Many parents fear to inform their children of the evils of the world and
of the dives and pitfalls of vice. This false modesty, or failure to impart
knowledge, places children face to face with danger without their
suspecting any harm.
There are gambling-dens, houses of ill-fame, and various other places
of vice, where young and old are led astray. The "white slave
traders"--those who decoy and sell girls and young women for such
places--are ever on the alert.

The author of this book has spent years in trying to rescue girls from
such a life, and "Fifteen Years with the Outcast" will undoubtedly do
much to counteract the influence of these places of vice and infamy.
Fathers and mothers should place this volume in the hands of their
children and should encourage them to become sufficiently informed
concerning such things not only to protect themselves but also to warn
others.
With a desire that the influence of this book may reach the highest
anticipations of the author I am
Yours in Him,
E. E. Byrum.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I
.
Little Rosa--A Warning to Mothers and Guardians
CHAPTER II
.
A Visit to Sacramento--The Outcome
CHAPTER III
.
My First Autoharp--I Forsake All to Follow Jesus
CHAPTER IV
.
I am Introduced to the Rescue Home Family--A Glorious Test
CHAPTER V
.
A Crushing Situation--Wonderful Vision--Story of Rita
CHAPTER VI
.
My First Call to the Prison Work

CHAPTER VII
.
Leila
CHAPTER VIII
.
I Bid Farewell to the Sacramento Home
CHAPTER IX
.
Woodland (Continued)--A Boycott
CHAPTER X
.
A Brief Call to Sacramento--I Enter the San Francisco Field
CHAPTER XI
.
I am Introduced to the Dives of Barbary Coast
CHAPTER XII
.
Mary
CHAPTER XIII
.
Services in County Jail, Branch No 3
CHAPTER XIV
.
Lucy--A Remarkable Experience
CHAPTER XV
.
We Plan for a Home for Released Prison Girls

CHAPTER XVI
.
Santa Clara Experiences
CHAPTER XVII
.
Callie's Wonderful Story
CHAPTER XVIII
.
Callie and I Visit the Jail, the Morphine Den, and the Mission
CHAPTER XIX
.
Still Southward Bound--Santa Cruz--Lucy Returns to Her Home
CHAPTER XX
.
Joe's Story
CHAPTER XXI
.
I Depart for Pacific Grove--Meet Lucy Again--Her Baptism
CHAPTER XXII
.
Anna--We Leave for San Jose
CHAPTER XXIII
.
Northward Bound--The Outcome
CHAPTER XXIV
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The Suicide of L----.--Its After-effect

CHAPTER XXV
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Good News from Home--Miss Loraine
CHAPTER XXVI
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Lucy's Letter--The School Teacher
CHAPTER XXVII
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San Quentin--We Secure a Lovely Property
CHAPTER XXVIII
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God's Best
CHAPTER XXIX
.
Dedication of Beth-Adriel
CHAPTER XXX
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The Juvenile Court Commission--Henry
CHAPTER XXXI
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The Annual Board Meeting--Dollie's Story
CHAPTER XXXII
.
Lost Sheep--The Ex-prisoners' Home--Hospital Scenes
CHAPTER XXXIII
.
A Wonderful Leading--How Girls Are Lured to the Dance-halls

CHAPTER XXXIV
.
The Women of B--- up in Arms--The Sisters Taken Home
CHAPTER XXXV
.
Santa Cruz--Beba's Letter--The Earthquake
CHAPTER XXXVI
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Relief Duty--San Francisco--Miss B----
CHAPTER XXXVII
.
The Home Repaired--Mrs. S----'s Experience
CHAPTER XXXVIII
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The Annual Board Meeting--Results
CHAPTER XXXIX
.
A Trip East--I Escape from a Confidence Woman
CHAPTER XL
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My Homeward Journey--Land for the Training School and Home
CHAPTER XLI
.
I Call on the Governor and Then Go South
CHAPTER XLII
.
Los Angeles Dance-halls and Other Places

CHAPTER XLIII
.
Woman Employed at Dance-hall Tells of Many Pitfalls
CHAPTER XLIV
.
Sarah
CHAPTER XLV
.
The Women Prisoners of San Quentin
CHAPTER XLVI
.
Vallejo, Mare Island, and Alcatraz
CHAPTER XLVII
.
Irene's Awful Fate--The Wages of Sin
CHAPTER XLVIII
.
My Return to the Missionary Field
CHAPTER XLIX
.
Some Precious Letters from Precious Children
CHAPTER L
.
Conclusion

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Florence (Mother) Roberts

The Dive-keeper's Daughter
Mary
The Redwood City Street Meeting
Scene in a Morphine Den
"99 years, Mother Roberts!" Poor Joe!
View of Yard and Prisoners' Quarters, Represa, near Folsom
Bird's Eye View of San Quentin
"Everybody helped grease the hill I was sliding down. I soon reached
the bottom"
Poor Elsie!
Scene in a Dive Dance-hall
The Chittenden Home
Some Mother's Wandering Girl
San Quentin. Prison Yard
View of Warden's House, etc., Represa

LIST OF SONGS.
Words and Music by Mother Roberts.
The Messengers (the Doves)
Her Voice
Still Nearer
Was It You?
The Songs My Mother Sang
The Value of a Song
Some Mother's Wandering Girl

INTRODUCTION
REPLYING TO YOUR QUESTION.
"How did it happen that you became so deeply interested in rescue
work, Mrs. Roberts?"
Hundreds of times has this question been asked of me in various parts
of this State (California). In order, whenever time and place permitted,
to answer intelligently, I have replied by relating the story of