The Rose of Old St. Louis

by Mary Dillon

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THE ROSE OF
OLD ST. LOUIS

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THE
ROSE OF OLD ST. LOUIS

CHAPTER I

I MAKE MY BOW IN CAHOKIA

"The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft a-gley."

"And this is the village of St. Louis, sir?"

I bowed respectfully to my captain standing in the prow of the boat and looking across an expanse of swirling muddy water to the village on the bluffs beyond. I spoke more after the manner of making polite conversation than because I was desirous of information, for I knew without asking that it could be none other.