Fredericksburg Standard (Fredericksburg, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 8, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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"Yer wait a minute thar, Jim,' be on. an' made Massa Shrank git up out
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securely locked away and helpless tc her.
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CHAPTER XI.
"Yes,” I said soberly, "I am; and, If
you. I
room.
to play in his future, and realized that
he cared more to gain possession of
Important
“II—! yes,” he admitted, “I'd sure
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Sam Jen-
breathlessly.
outwitting him; but Kirby was dan
gerous. ,
paused in front of the second cabin
as though listening for some sounc
within, but made no attempt to enter
ing ol‘ Hill Hikes cum up frum de
lower pint, a-drivin’ his kivered wag
"Elolse Beaucaire, Eloise Beaucaire" ;
—the name repeated itself on my lips, !
to stout trees, busily unloading, and
their broad gangplanks stretching from
in this
locality.
Reynolds' troops, all militia. and the ।
greater part of them mounted, were an |
am at Beardstown long fore dis, an' n
headin’ right smart for Canady; while
Ah's headin' fer down soufe. Ab’s Just
told yer all dis. Mister White Man,
’cause you’s a frien‘ ob de Beaucaires
—yer wus, wusn’t yer?”
We are the only
authorized dealer
for the
know whut It wus whut happened
down thar?”
combatant, and then another.
"Kick him in the ribs, Sam!"
“Now, Abe, you've got him—crack
Besides as yet I had no plan of res
me; nothing to suggest
Even as I hesitated, industriously
icrubbing away at the paint, Kirb3
ind the captain appeared suddenly
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“No. Ah am not her; but Ah know
whar Rene Beaucaire is."
“You know? Tell me first who you
We are also better equipped now to do all oth-
er work more promptly, such as Wheelwright,
Horseshoeing, Oxy-Acetylene Welding,
and General Machine Repair Work. 6tf
in sight along the deck, and the rag
I was wielding hung limp in my hand.
"Who was it that spoke?" I ven-
tur J, the words barely audible.
“Ali did—the prisoner in the state-
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fully slow, in spite of my pretense a , can find any chance to help
steady work, and the fact that mj1 .......
The Story of Elsie Clark.
The next two hours dragged dread
Auto Repair Work as well as all other work
will be given special attention in my shop. I have
now employed an Expert Mechanic for Auto-
mobile Repairs exclusively, who knows all
makes of cars.
10 words exchanged with anyone with ’em. sah,” her voice a husky whisper.
E. SCH WETHELM. Manager.
Kerrville, Texas.
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Devil’s
VICTROLA3 AND RECORDS
Fredericksburg.
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If you have cotton to sell see us before
selling elsewhere.
We are also in the market for good
JA Romance of the
Blackhawk War
did to obtain control of the slave. This
knowledge helped me to understand him down out of sight.
TheZMan who buys from
Kerrville Beitel LumberCo.
Is always sure of absolute fair
treatment, right grades, and
satisfaction.
LUMBER. DOORS, SASH. SHINGLES. BUILDERS HARDWARE.
Yard near Depot.
Loyal Music Store,
HEADQUARTERS FOR
WM. ENGEL, JR.,
men disappeared : Ah never did know
whar dey went, but dis yere Kurby
done shut me up in de cabin. Ah don't
know much whut did happen after
dat, til 'bout de time de steamboat
done hit us; an' 'bout de next thing
Ah wus yanked up yere on deck.”
"But there was another woman on
the keelboat when it was sunk—a pris-
n, but the negro pushed the tray for- "Bill Sikes, totin' a gun in hla han’,
the upper deck on some special mis
slon, for he was out of my sigh:
scarcely a moment, returning imme
diately to the deck below. This occur
rence merely served to make clearei
in my mind the probable situation-
the after cabin was undoubtedly occu
pied by Kirby, perhaps in companj
with the deputy; while next to them
FELIX W. MAIER.
Machine Shop and Garage.
am going to do it, Elsie. Don't talk
any more—the captain is just coming
out of the pilot house.”
As greatly as this brief, hastily
whispered conversation had served to
Hear up certain puzzling matters it
"Hav yer hed 'nough,
them, apparently their ringleader in
incipient mutiny, an upstanding bully
with the jaw of a prize fighter, took it
upon himself openly to defy the officer,
exclaiming profa: ely that he’d be d—<!
if he ever enlisted to do nigger work.
The others laughed. and Joined in the
revolt, until the cptain unceremoni-
ousiy thing off his blouse, thus divest'
ing himself of every vestige of rank
plex and puzzling. Evidently the other crowding eagerly about, and yelling
encouragement impartially first to one
oiv mind, the total result of the Infor
mation thus imparted by Elsie Clark and proceeded to enforce his authority.
only rendered the situation more com- It was 0 battle royal, the soldiers
self, an' whar she cum frum; an’ dat
wus her name, sah.”
“Her name? What name?”
“Rene Beaucaire; de quadroon wom-
an, she wus her mother."
I could scarcely voice my surprise,
the quick throbbing of my heart threat-
ening to choke me.
"She claimed that name? She actual-
ly told you she was Rene Beaucaire?”
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The discomfited Jenkins, one of
drier spot farther bac k. The officer
was a captain, to Judge from certain
stripes of red cloth sewed on the
shoulders of his brown jean blouse,
but bls men were far from prompt in
obeying his command, evidently hav-
ing no taste for the job. One among
thoughts were continuously occupied
A cautious whisper, sounding almos
at my very ear, caused me to glance
up quickly, startled at the unexpected
sound. I could perceive nothing, al
though I instantly felt convinced that
whispering voice had issued from he
wees the narrow slats defending th
small stateroom window. No one was
prisoner had not been confined on the
upper deck, but had been more secure- i
ly hidden away below, where her pres-
ence on board would better escape de-
Have both those men gone?" tectlon. For what purpose? Asinis the d-n cuss’neck.
“Yes; I am here alone. You qrea terone, bezondallidoubt-theexpres-
woman? Ton Nfe Ren Beaticalref sion h fear in by‘s heart '
that, through some accident, her;
Shrunk’s cabin and found the bodies.
Tell me exactly what occurred there."
“Whitt's yer name?"
“Steven Knox; I am a soldier. Rene
must have told you about me.”
“No, sah; she never done tol’ me
nuthin’. Ah didn't much tnor'n see
he questioned
Shrunk has been killed. I was at
“Not see her! Then she is not con-
fined there with you?"
“WIv me? Dur ain’t nobody con-
fined yer wiv me. Ah just ain't set
eyes on nobody since Ah done got on
board, 'cept de cook. Ah reckon dem
white men aim fer ter tote me soufe.
an' sell me fer a slave; dat’s why Ah's
locked up yere dis way. But Ah sure
does know whar dis yer Rene Beau-
caire wus.”
“Where F
“Wal, sah. It wus "bout like diet
Long bout three o'clock tn de mau-
young woman to do office work
ami- answer telephones. Exper-
ience not necessary. Apply
Physicians Hi Surgeons Hospital,
8 San Antonio, Texas.
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, । bearers could grasp them more read-
, ‘ Wwante * , ily. This brought me close to the for-
Dey hunted all round .... t ,
’ . . . . ward stairs, down which the dlepartirg
fer ter git hor her. cussin an threat- 1 . . . . ।
. , . passengers trooped, threading their in-
enin . an a haulin me round; but i ......
« . secure way among the* trotting labor- I
twant no sorter use. So finally dey , A.. . ,
. .. , it ers, in an effort to get ashore,
took me long ter a boat in de crick—a
communication with others of her
i class, bringing to them proof of her
Identity, there would be real men whose eyes was closed, and full of
enough on board the Adventurer to clay, attempted a sickly grin.
rally to her support. We were already
sailing through free territory, and even admalre ter dew it."
Ah don’t know who she wus, sah, nor
whar she ever cum frum.”
"Then she is not there with you?"
"No. snh; Ah's yere all 'lone. Ah
women. In order to reach them I
must operate under the cover of dark
ness, and my only hope of being free
to work, even then, lay in the faLU
that the gambler might become so In
extremely sorry-looking lot—sturdy j
enough physically, of the pioneer type,
but bearing little soldierly appearance,
and utterly ignorant of discipline. The
men had chosen officers from out their
own ranks by popular election, and
these exercised their authority very
largely through physical prowess.
We had an excellent illustration of
this soon after tying up at the landing.
A tall, lank. ungainly officer, with a
face so distinctly homely as to instant-
ly attract my attention, led his com-
pany of men up the river bank, and
ordered them to transport the pile of
commissary stores from where they
had been promiscuously thrown to a
the deck, while Tim. evidently satls two wimmin. De bigger one was a
led that his charges were quite safe, quadroon. maybe ‘bout forty years ol'.
VILTOR RERORDS
“I know part of it, at least—that the predicament which this revelation
put him into, and how desperately he I Kn9
would strive to retain the upper hand.
" I insisted.
1 h saw her—yas,” eagerly. “But
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Do You Like High Prices
If we pay them? We pay the highest market prices for
COTTON, HIDES, WOOL, MOHAIR,
GRAIN, PECANS, BEESWAX, AND
ALL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
wiped out the militiamen. Knox comer
to the conclusion that Kirby is a spy. ane
has Kennedy Qisarm and tie him Aftei .
the struggle they And on hl" breast a her enyhow, fur ns thet goes.'
tribal totem. Kirby is a Pac Indian The
attack commences and the small party 1
overwhelmed, when a half keg of powder
explodes, demolishing the cabin. ant
crushing its occupants.
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brought to me a sudden joy in discov-
“ ery I made no attempt to conceal.
"Then, bln me ye, say so."
If, In very truth, she was Judge Beau- "All right, Abe yer've bested me
caire’s white daughter, and could gain this time."
"Will yer tote them passels?"
Pecans, Mohair, Eggs, Butter, and all other Farm
Products wanted. I am paying the highest market
price. 5tf.
now he held on to his slaves rather j
through courtesy than law. Once it
was whispered that one of these slaves
was white, the daughter of a wealthy
planter, stolen by force, the game
would be up.
But would she ever proclaim her
right to freedom? If she was Indeed
Eloise Beaucaire—and even as to this
I was not ns yet wholly convinced__
she had deliberately assumed to be
Rene, doing so for a specifie purpose—-
that object belng to afford the other
. . . . . reckon, tho'. she sure mils' be on board
golved in a card game below as te sumwhar. All what Ah does know is.
forget his caution. So far as Tim wa dat de gal cnlled Rene Beau aire sure
concerned I felt perfectly capable ol nin’t on board ; fer she, an’ her mah.
Call on us. We treat you fair.
are."
“Elsie Clark. Ah am a mulatto, a
free negress. Ah bin helpin' Massa
Shrunk, an’ cookin' fer him. Yer
passing on to the door beyond, whick keelbont, run by steam. Most de odder
was unlocked. He must have come tc
CHAPTER XVII Knox recovers con
eclounnens to And himeei pinned beneath
two dend Indians, unable to move Bo
lleving death ineyitable, he ceases tc
■Mm. then realizes there le someone
elee alive in the cabin The prowler en
denvors. to start a fire, ana Knox recow
nizes Eloise She helps to free him, and
they And the rest of the party, ineliding
Kirby dead Eloine snyine (he law the
boy Hall shoot him Fortunately the
horvee had not strayed far, and Knox and
Elolse ride together to civilisation and
happlnesa
1, called out, "till I unlock that thar er bed fer ter git him anodder team o'
< > door. I ain’t ther kind thet takes hosses. Den dey done routed me up
! only wait patiently, and observe,
I was convinced that Kirby, what
ever might lie his ultimate purpose
regarding the girl, had no present in-
• tention of doing her further injury. He
| contemplated no immediate attempt 'it
forcible possession, and would be well
satisfied if he could only continue to
। hold her in strict seclusion. The thing j
ag, . .1 w,., w.,,, .. he was guarding against now, and I
“She sure did. Why? Want thet Whlle they remained on board, was es-
her name? cape or discovery.
“I do not know,” I confessed. “Per- .. ... .. ....
. . . „ . . j . .. .. It was about the middle of the fol-
haps I shall understand better, if you . . .. . 11
1 IM.. ".a Ie’. .3 lowing afternoon when the Adventurer
go on. What happened after they___________ . . .
left poked her blunt nose around a point of ।
' . , ' land, and came into full view of the
"Why, we just went back ter bed. . ......' . . v 1 „ , ,
i squalid hamlet of Yellow Banks. A
an long bout daylight, I reckon, sum . ... . . . .
, ,, R . , . , half-hour later we lay snuggled up
fellars cum ashore off a steamboat, an i. .1 " . ... ... '
, . । against the shore, holding position
done broke Inter de house. We never . .0 1
. . . . .... . . . . , , amid several other boats made fast '
done heerd em till dey bust in de dore. 1
one ob dem lie knocked me down, an'
den Ali saw Massa Shrunk kill one.
promptly reclosed and locked the door, an’ de odder she wan’t much more’n asthoughitwere a refrain.. I knew
-eturning the key to the security ot „ »!; an’ dar wan’t nuthin’ ov .....nig- instantiywhatitallmean trthat some
is pocket. After starng. moment ger bout ner, eept «mought ....... !'?”• T..";: hand had.led from
the rauat the shore pstwhien an de eyes—dem was sure black throne Tha rooia gontanintomnar: '
s ienrned who .b., , titthe Wilwia ......",
' certainly was to make the poor girl "< ourse Ah did. Sikes he splained . . . . . ,
. -n- • ... cnm", lainy should succeed; such sacrifice us
ware of my presence on board, the all 'bout em ter Massa Shrunk, an' Ah ; hers Pail or its reward I
tlmnce of being seen, and my purpost heerd whut he sed. Ah was a waitin’ Nevertheless, in spite of this re.
ruspected by others, restrained me on em We all ov us helped fer ter ami the fresh courage which had ,
put 'em in de wagon hid undeh a lot o’ been awakened within meby therdith
track, an’ den Sikes he done drove 'em ... . ... ...... / . ’
out thro’ de bluffs. Ah done walked thatfromnow on I battled for the love
wir de gal, an' she tol’ mor’ ’bout her- of Elolse Eeaucaire, no immediate op-
portunity for service came. I could
Ah don't know forward deck to bank. The roust-1
Kirby and the Captain Appeared Sud Just whut dla cum ob de free nigten abosttsdyegstneunkoadtnmearsoaatkonna
denly. Pausing a Moment at th. Ah reckon maybe he run away. Dar s white, burdened with whatever load
Head of the Ladder in Friendly Con afellar.on board yere whut killed I could snatch moving on an
verg-tion Massa Shrunk; an lies de Same one .. .. .2. . . .
Vsrsu--n* .... . enldilesS run acrOSS the stiff plank, and
whut made me cum long wid him. A i . , .
pausing a moment at the head of the smooth-faced man, sorter tall like, all UP the low bank ,0 ihe drier summit. ,
ladder in friendly conversation. Part dressed up, an’whonever talks much." I It chanced to be my good fortune.to
, . escape this labor, having been detailed
Kirby—Joe Kirby, a river gambler. ... . . . . . . . !
1 by Mapes to drag boxes, bales and bur-
an opportunity for escape. Why, she
had not so much as trusted me. From i
the very tieginning she had encouraged |
me in the belief that she was a ne- l
gress, never once amusing the faintest '
suspicion in my mind. Nothing, then,
I was convinced, short of death or dis-
grace, could ever compel her to con-
fess the truth yet. Kirby might sus-
pect, might fear, but he had surely
never learned who she was from her
lips— that she was Elolse Beaucaire.
The conviction that this young wom-
an was white, educated, refined, the 1
daughter of good blood—no fleeing ne- '
gross, cursed with the black strain of !
an alien race, a nameless slave—
A of
to
CHAPTER I—In 1832 Leutenant Knox
of the regular army is on duty at Fort
Armstrong, Rock Island, 111 , in territory
threatened by disaffected Indians 1 he
commandant sends him with dispatches
to St. Louis. He takes passage on the
ateamer Warrior and makes the acquaint-
ance of Judge Beaucaire, rich planter, and
of Joe Kirby (the Devil’s Own), notorious
cam bier.
CHAPTER 11. - Knox learns Judge
Beaucaire has a daughter, Elolse, and a
granddaughter. Rene, offspring of a son
whom the judge has disowned. Rene s
mother is a negress, and she and her
daughter, never having been freed, are
slaves under the law, although the girl,
have been brought up as sisters.
CHAPTER III.-Kirby Induces the judge
to stake his plantation and negro servants
on a poker hand unfairly dealt by Joe
Carver. Kirby’s partner. The two hand,
contain five aces, and Kirby accuses the
judge of cheating Beaucaire. Infuriated
arises to attack Kirby, and drops dead
CHAPTER IV.—in the confusion Kirby
and Carver are enabled to steal away
Knox tries to Induce Kirby to give up hla
stolen winnings Kirby refuses and after
a hot argument he and Carver throw
Knox overboard. The lieutenant swime
ashore and reaches a hut
CHAPTER V.—Knox lies unconscioue
for ten days. Recovering, he finds he 18
in a cabin owned by Pete, a "free nigger,"
who had shot him, mistaking him for an
enemy His dispatchs have been for-
warded. He sends Pete to bring Haynes
Beaucaire’s lawyer, and they arrange
with Petes help, to get the women to the
cabin of an abolitionist. Amos Shrunk
before Kirby comes
CHAPTER VI—At the Beaucaire place
Knox overhears a conversation between
tiie sheriff and his deputy, and learns the
truth about the situation. Reaching the
house lie, from a balcony, is witness tc
an interview between Kirby and Rene
Beaucaire Kirby insults the girl, anc
Knox attacks him.
CHAPTER VIL—Believing Kirby dead
Knox explains affairs to th.' girl, and she
agrees to try to escape with him. The)
fall to find Pete where he had been posted
so Knox seizes the sheriff's keelboat
along with Sam, the slave left In charge
and they begin their voyage up the river
CHAPTER VIII. - Reaching Rassuer
creek without incident they lay up foi
the night Next day a steamer passes ane
Sam recognizes Kirby on board Whet
the boat is out of sight they proceed tc
Shrank', place. There they find "Free
Pete" dean, outside the cabin, and Shrunk
and Carver, also dead, within the shack
CHAPTER IX.—Knox realizes the mur
ders are the work of Kirby but seet
nothing to do except proceed up the river
While Knox and Sam are burying the
dead Kirby's party gets away with the
keelboat, leaving a small skiff. in whicr
the fugitives set out. Kirby, on the keel
boat, rams their frail craft.
CHAPTER X —Knox is thrown into the
river but retains his senses. Listening, he
learns that Sam was killed but the gtr)
rescued. He supports himself all night or
a snag, and is rescued by a steamer, the
Adventurer. There Knox finds the Ad-
venturer had run Into and sunk the keel-
boat. but rescued Rene, Kirby, and e
deputy sheriff who accompanied Kirby
CHAPTER XL—While looking fot
Rene's temporary prison Knox learne
from Elsie Clark, a free negress. whe
had been cooking for Shrunk at the time
of the murders, Rene and her mother are
safe and that the girl who traveled with
Knox is really Elolse, Judge Beaucaire'.
daughter The steamer is ordered up the
river, and Kirby with the two women and
the deputy sheriff, sneak ashore. Knox
follows them
CHAPTER XII -Knox meet. Tim Ken
nedy, who is intoxicated and readily Ac
septe Knox's claim to acquain tancoshtp
Kennedy introduces him to Jack Rale
whisky seller and desperado Knox learn
from him that Kennedy has quarreled
with Kirby on account of Eloise, and de
•erted him. Rale urges Knox to take
Kennedy’, place and help Kirby carry out
his scheme to marry the girl and gel
away. Knox agrees
CHAPTER XIII-Rale goes from th*
drinking den to meet Kirby, leaving Knox
and Kennedy, tin former pre s imabl)
asleep and the latter in a drunken stupor
Knox with difficulty arouse. Kennedy and
explains who he is, at the same time tell
ing him Kirby’s vile scheme, Kennedy
agrees to stand by Knox. The two go tc
an appointed place to meet Kirby, Rale,
and the two women Elolse has beer
drugged and is practically unconscious
Kirby recognizes Knox an instant before
the latter knocks him senseless, and Rai*
and Knox engage tn bitter combat Ken
nedy omes to Knox’s aid and after hav-
ing knocked out Oasklns, renegade
preacher, subdues Rale. They find that
Gaskins is dead That makes it impera
tve that Kennedy get away quick, and he
readily agree, to accompany Knox.
CHAPTER xrV.-After traveling until
the horses are at the point of exhaustion
the fugitives stop for rest and a hasty
meal Elolse. recovering from the effects
of the drug, tells Knox of her experlences
since they parted Prom what she naY:
he is convinced that while In a dazed
state she had gone through a ceremony
of marriage with Kirby, the rascally
preacher Gaskin, officiating
CHATTER XV —Resuming the journey
Kennedy, riding ahead, discovers a party
of eleven militiamen, all dead, evidently
ambushed and slain by Indians, only «
few hours before Kennedy scout. in the
vicinity and finds a survivor of the mas
.acre Asa Hall, half-witted boy, who de
scribes the slaughter. Hastening from
the dangerous locality, the fugitives read
a cabin, where they find the owner slain
Knox decides to remain in the cabin.
CHAPTER XVI While eating a scanty
repast. Hall descries a mounted mat
making for the cabin, evidently a fugitive
and Knox stops him. He proves to be
Joe Kirby who asserts he has just es
eaped from Indians, and begs protection
Bitter as the fugitives are they give bin
shelter Asa recognizes Kirby as having
been with the band of Indtans which
(ng at last, with a hearty laugh ovel
some joke exchanged between them “Dat's de name—Kurby. Wal', he’s i , , , , ...
the latter ascended the steps to the de one whut was lookin' fer dis yere re 1s forward to where the hurrying
pilot house, while the gambler turnef gal, Ilene Beaucaire.
aft, still smiling, a cigar between hli, pow’ful bad.
lips. I managed to observe that hi
chances with no nigger.” fer ter hustle up sum grub.”
I recognized the peculinr voice Id “Sikes; who was Sikes?"
stantly, for I had listened to that lazy “He lives down by de lower pike,
iraw before while hidden in the dark- ash; he's an abolitionist, sah."
ness beneath the Beaucaire veranda— “Oh, I see; he and Shrunk worked
the fellow was Tim, the deputy slier together. He helped with the runaway
f from St. Louis. The negro rested slaves."
ala tray on the rail, while the white “Yes. sah. Ah's bin called up thet
nan fumbled through his pockets for way afore. So Ah just nat’larly went
a key, finally locating it and inserting ter work cookin', an’ purty soon dey
Jie instrument into the lock of the all ov ’em cum stragglin’ in ter de
second cabin from the stem. I heard cabin fer ter eat. Dar was four ov
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"By golly! that’s the way we do it in
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“He’s got yer now. Jenkins, he’s got
identity might be discovered, and his yer now good boy, Abe."
plans disarranged. I comprehended Exactly what occurred I could not
the part he intended Eloise Beaucaire see, but when the circle of wildly ex-
cited men finally broke apart, the big
................ rebel was lying flat on his back in the
her, to get her into his power, than he yellow mud, and the irate officer was
indicating every inclination to press
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