Committee of Vigilance:
Helena was tired. She was tired of feeling controlled by adults, especially men. She was tired of not knowing her past or her future, and she was extremely tired of not being able to find Missy or rescue the girls from Chinatown. In her mind, there was one group responsible for the quarantine, the Committee of Vigilance, and she knew where they were meeting right now, the Pioneer Monument next to City Hall.
Glowing gas lights flashed by as Lane pointed Bessie down Market Street. Traffic was thin and all heading in the same direction, toward City Hall. The farther away from Chinatown, the more movement could be observed. Helena wasn’t sure how she would meet the leader of the Committee of Vigilance, but she found herself determined to find James Phelan and get him
