E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 23391-h.htm or 23391-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/3/3/9/23391/23391-h/23391-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/3/3/9/23391/23391-h.zip) SALLY OF MISSOURI by R. E. YOUNG [Illustration] New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.: Mcmiii Copyright, 1903, by McClure, Phillips & Co. Published, October, 1903 _Dedicated to Florence Wickliffe_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. STEERING OF NEW YORK, 3 II. PINEY OF THE WOODS, 23 III. THE PROMISED LAND, 36 IV. FOR THE BENEFIT OF CARINGTON, 62 V. BOOM TIME IN THE TOWN THAT JACK BUILT, 73 VI. FATHER AND DAUGHTER, 95 VII. THE GARDEN OF DREAMS, 109 VIII. WHEN A GIRL FINDS HERSELF, 119 IX. GOOD-BYE! 137 X. WHO'S GOT THE TIGMORES? 153 XI. TALL THINGS, 170 XII. THE COLOSSUS OF CANAAN, 194 XIII. MISS SALLY MADEIRA'S SWEETHEART, 203 XIV. WHEN THE MEAL GAVE OUT, 222 XV. A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE, 242 XVI. MADEIRA'S PEACE, 251 XVII. JUST A BOY, 258 XVIII. A PRETTY PRECARIOUSNESS, 268 XIX. WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE, 274 SALLY OF MISSOURI PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN THE STORY Steering, of New York Old Bernique, of French St. Louis Piney, of the Woods Crittenton Madeira, of Canaan Sally, of Missouri _There are also some kind-hearted people:_ _Farmers, Housewives, Store-keepers, Miners, etc._ _Chapter One_ STEERING OF NEW YORK "Hoo-ee-ow-ohme!"