The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07

Is naiuS |. ~ ~ 1l(ll W1ifc.s 1.aoe nose
earnes. III 4Eitants Of Detroit flush with PRIDE
-. when his warning days were over ana ne lau
}ett,ed down On the. river bank. his prestige was
kuch that people would step aside to let MIN pass
rs he came striding down the ROADWAY
-rga,ra had ] Temperament not unlike her faith
ar,s Their wrangles and their reconciliations were
rnown ali nm and down the river. Yet they were
pass,onately attached to each other anc devoteoiy
loved by the whole community. In particular was
the fair Claire loved by one Beaucierc, h,ne'
dark young Frenchman who hunted more TOT ue
snort OF the chase than for the pront OF LIS pocAe
hook at the fur trading post. When Sieur Beau
ro,. vould see Philippe Beauclerc's tall, straight
feure at Claires elbow walking down ete. Anne
street now known as Jefferson avenue. mis- brow
would darken threateningly. But he wouid ma
hin.self commenting secretly. despite MS anger
ADieu what a pair |" and he would ada. Mais'
II isn't permitted for good French fatLer TO lei
his 13fuRref make fool Of herself for Pennies
hunter inst because he has the looks OF young
god"
Then claire would be hurried home There was
NO ,naman to uuer the storm before it broke, for
C1aire's mother had withstood the ngora OF tne
Michigan winter for only three years. so the oiu
warrior and his gay young daughter Woui0 rage
NJ each other for fifteen minutes ana tnen ran IN
"a each Others arms. Peace would be MADE Clare
would 90 bathe her eyes, brush back the r@belious
= ,,reside over the teacups and to welcome the
other vonnr men who came during the course OF
tho evening to pay their respects to her IN the
nresence of her sharp-eyed father-omcers OF the
Tort in their swagger uniforms. skilled tsappers'
tradesman or two, and men who owned many
acres on which they raised Indian corn and wheat:
Among the latter group there called now ana
I .har rscketv old va-de-bon-C Occur. He was
shreud old rrenchman whose broad lands down
an the Roure river bank outspanned every other
s,,,tcrs n spite Of his physical unattractlSeness
he was possessed OF good, kind heart ana capaci
~ for endless devotion. Sieur Beauvais Always
shrugged 4 little when he looked IN old VatieDon-
coeur's direction, as II to shake on an unraeasan'
,mnression. but as the old fellow talked Beauvais
aaro,,v would thaw out and say to himself. Hes
rsallv not half bad he's really surprisingly good
FOR an old man. And rich, items! how ne couio
irssh vealfl, on my little Clairei Fancy. two
eetates for the GIRL her own and his, one a eacn
erd II the village. She might be as rich az sne
s beautiful. And he's really remarkably KIND ano
Il wise"
AFTER their guests were gone the storm wouic
n-e~k again. one night after THIS had been goinf
:, ~ more than q year the Seigneur Of Beauvaii
ss4.r,nned that matters would have TO come TO
.srhis nonsense must stopl" His big brown rs
.eme down on the heavy oak table. the red mr.
,ght nayed over his tall, warriofllke ngure' CUNT
ing on the buckles OF MS unborn an anu .s. hro
,..s,e "a DANES danced, reelected in tho pupils
~ srest black eyes Claire rose from the smal
a.s = here she sat by the hearth, defiance IN es
- ,,rn g her lovely little figure
~ s.ycr,ve cot to settle down, you've TOO man
oonsuck fellows dangling after n ye1 rn.a q0ts
hsve ssEed me for your hand. Ana snen vo -
van only pit me on 1ouve sn.pp - ~ -.
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