Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-10-02
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tate. Here he erected what for those
early days was stately mansion, and
devoted himself to cultivating The
land. Twenty. years later, when his
death occurred, he possessed the finest
property along the upper river, was
shipping heavily to the New Orleans
market, and was probably the most
influential man in all that section.
His only son, Felipe, succeeded him,
but was not SO successful In admins
trati0n, seriously lacking in business
judgment, and being decidedly indo-
lent by nature. Felipe married into
one Of the oldest and most respectable
families of st. Louis, and as a result
OF that union had one son, Lucius, who
grew up reckless of restraint, and pre-.
ferred to spend his time in New Or.
leans, rather than upon the plantation.
Lucius was a young man Of twenty.
six, unsettled in habits, when the "a.
Their died, and, against his inclination,
was compelled to return to Missouri
and assume control Of the property.
He found matters in rather bad condi-
tion, and his was not at all the type
OF mind to remedy them. Much Of the
land had been already irretrievably
lost through speculation, and when his
fathers obligations had been met, and
his own gambling debts paid, the es.
tate, once SO princely and magnificent,
was reduced to barely five hundred
acres, together with a comparatively
small amount Of cash.. This condition
sufaced to sober Lucius for few
years, and he married Menard Of
Cape Girardeau, Of excellent family
but not great wealth. and earnestly
endeavored to rebuild his fortunes,
Unfortunately his reform did not last.
The evil influences Of the past soon
proved too strong for one Of his tenn.
permanent. The plantation house be.
came In time a rendezvous for all the
wild spirits Of that neighborhood. and
stories Of fierce drinking bouts ana
mad gambling were current In St
Louis.
"Have you ever been at Beaucaire.
captainf' / asked.
I'VE always stop at the landing. but
have only once been up the cliff 10
where the house stands. The Judge
was away from home-in 81. Louis, I
believe-the day Of my visit. He had
sold me some timber, and I went out
with the family lawyer. man named
Haines. living at the landing, to look
it over"
'The house was closedf
EMO; it is never closed. The house.
keeper was there. and also the two
daughters"
"Daughters1"
Certainly; hadn't I told you about
them7 Both girls are accepted as his
daughters; but, IL all I have heard Is
true, one must be his granddaughter"
BE paused remintscently. his eyes on
the river. "Haines told me number
Of strange things about that family I
had never heard before" he admitted
at last. tsYou see he has known them
for years, and attended to most Of
Beaucaire's legal business. This Is
about how the story runs, as he told 1t.
It wasn't generally known, but It
seems that Lucius Beaucaire has been
married twice-the first time to q Gre.
ole girl In New Orleans when he was
scarcely more than a boy. Nobody
now living probably knows whatever
became Of her, but likely she died
emily; anyway she never came north,
or has since been heard from. The
important part Is that she gave birth
to a son. who remained in New Or.
leans, probably In her care, until he
was fourteen or fifteen years old. Then
some occurrence. possibly his mothers
death. caused the. Judge to send for
the lad. whose name was Adelbert,
and had him brought to Missouri. All
this happened before Haines settled at
the Landing, and previous to Beau
CARES second marriage to Mademoi-
selle Menard. Bert. as the boy was
called. grew mp wild. and father and
son quarreled 80 continuously that
finally, and before he was twenty, the
latter ran away, and has never been
heard Of since simply disappeared,
and no one knows to this day whether
he 10 alive or dead. At least IL Judge
Beaucaire ever received any word
from him he never confessed as much
TO- Haines. However. the boy left be-
hind tangible evidence Of his exist
ence.''
III An exciting game Of poker /
between an honest man and Il
\ card sharps, with a tragic /
ending.
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