Fire Bell in the Night Author:Constance Robertson ..." is the story of underground railroads in upper New York state in the days of the Fugitive Slave Law. It is and outstanding historical novel. The results of sound research of the methods of the abolitionists have be embodied in a strongly plotted and brilliantly written book. The characters of Mahala North, the redheaded abolitionist, her ... more »father and her pro-slavery lover, John Palfrey, will long be remembered."