Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-01-30

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Was Unpleasaatiy Aware Of His
Continued Scrutiny. What Would
He Decide?
o. risk al all. Yer don't even nav ter
break the law, fer as | know. It's
just got fer ter be done on the dead
quiet, an no question asked. I'll tell
yer all yer need ter know. 'Tain't such
a long story. This yere Joe Kirby he's
a frien' o. mine; I've know'd him
long time, an he's in h of a fix.
Here's how it all happened: Thar WIS
an oil planter Twin down in MissOury
at place called Beaucaire's Landin'.
His name wus Beaucaire, an he he'd
son named Bert, gOod-fer-nuthing
cuss, | reckon. Wal, this Bert ruined
away long while ago, an never cum
back; but he left baby behind him
1 CURL haby-whcI a quadrOOn slave
give birth to. The quadroon's name
wuS Della, an the kid WIS called
Rene. Git them names In yer head.
or Beaucaire he knew the CURL Wus
his sons baby, so he brought her up
long with his own daughter, who wus
named Eloise. They WIS both bout
Their same age, an nobody seemed ter
know tibet Rene WIS a Niger, Fer
sum reason oil Beaucaire never set
her free, ner the quadrOOn neither.
Wal, Kirby he heard tell o. all this
sumwhar down the river. Yer see he
an Bert Beaucaire run tergether fer
a while, till Bert got killed in row
in New Orleans. | reckon he tot him
part o. the story, an the rest he picked
up in Saint Louee. EnyhOw. 1t looked
like a d good thing ter Kirby, who
amt passin' up many bets. or Beau
caire wus rich, an considerable ov
sport: people who he'd seed the gurlS
sed they wus both CIV 'em beauties an
Elose-the white one-hcd an indie
pendent fortune LETT her through her
mother. SO Kirby he an Teller
named Carver-a tin-hOrn-planned it
out betwixt 'em ter copper OF Beau
CARES coin, an pick up them gurls
along with it,
''But how cud they do thet?"
Luck mostly. l reckon, an Kirby's
brains. The plan wus ter git Beau
caire inter poker game, ease him
long a bit, an then break him, land,
niggers, an all. They didn't figure
this VIVID be hard, fer he wus dead
game gambler, an played fer big
stakes. 1t was luck, though, what Civ
'em their chance. Beaucaire he'd sum
minin' claims up on the Feyre, an he'd
ter GO mp thar, It's long, lonesome
trip ! reckon. an SO the other two
they went long. They got the Of
chap goin' and comm. an finally cod
died him long till he put up his big
bet on a sure hand. When tie found
out whut he'd happened the oil gent got
so excited he flung a fit, an died"
Leaving Kirby ownin' all the prop
erty?'
Every picayune, niggers an all. 1t
wus sum sweep, an he he'd signed
bills o. sale. Want nobody cud git it
away frum him. WAL Joe he didn't
want fer ter make no fuss, ner scare
the CURL none, so he went down ter
Saint Louee an made proof O. owner
ship afOre iedge he knOw'd. Then,
with the papers all straight, he, an
the sheriff, with Tim we're, the deputy,
run up the river at night ter serve 'em
quietly on the daughter-the white
one, EioiSe, Kirby he didn't aim ter
be seen at all, but just went long so
thar wudn't be no mistake. Yer see,
them papers had ter be served afore
they cud take away the niggers. Kir-
by wus goin' ter sell them down river,
an not bother bout the land fer
awhile, till after he'd he'd chance ter
shine up ter this yere CURL Eioise. He'd
never seen her--but, enyhow, he got
thet notion. in his he'd"
"She wus the daughter; the white
one?"
"Sure: he he'd the other by law.
Wal, when they all got thar, nobody
WIS home, 'cept one o. the guris, who
claimed fer ter be Rene-the one
who wus a niger, tibet Kirby owned.
Nobody know'd which WIS which. an
SO they he'd ter take her word for It,
They cudn't do nuthin legal till they
found the other one, an they wus
:ttin round waitin' fer her ter turn
up, when the Niger gurl they wus
watchin' got away"
"H0w'd she do thetT
"Don't nobody seem ter know.
Damn funny story. Way they tell IL.
sumb0dy must'r knocked Kirby down
an run off with her. Whoever did 1t,