Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-07
BOHEMIAN, MONTANA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, APRIL Z, Is

|. the house and walked rapidly. toward
:. villag.'. having first locked Nora in h
T. chamber She knew then that 1t was q
70 proposed 10 "wsit q week before q
should marry Lawson, but that it was
}, be done very soon.
1t was fast CROWN. dusk when Landt
n returned. He was accompanied d by Law
d son and the villainous pslson. The latt
(. was thoroughly disguised; Lawson vi
!. not. As the trio near-d the dwelling
! they met young Norton coming from th
direction of Glen Cottage.
Whc:e is Miss Land0n this evenipa2
inquired.
Tha, question, replied Landon, is i'm
pertinent. However, will answer i
She has gone TO spend the day with
friend. and may not return TIL to-morro,
morning.
mean no insult, sir, when asked fO
Miss Land0n. She knew that l int. nde
to call on her this evening, and though
it rather strange that she VAS not a
home.
1t is more than probable she lid no
wish to be bored, sneered Landon.
That. said Norton, is the cottage. Nov
l will return.
| have further use for you. Be klnt
enough to remain here for few minutes.
With these wor,is the man stepped t
the window from whence issu. d the light
and looked in.
The william! he CALCULATED. Come, nv
friend, let as cnter-out services are sorely
needed.
BE turned the door knob only to find
the door locked. Norton heard the man
mutscr something about an unwilling
bride.
Norton made no reply. and strolled on to-
ward the village As he reached the pr,n.
cipA. thorough'are of the village. ne was
asked, in a" off-hand way by strange
m'n. If he knew where Lawson could be
found. He rplied that he did. At the
same time telling him that he had seen
tha. Individual at Glen Cottage
am stranger here. sir, and would be-
glad If you would be kind enough to euid,
ne to tn" cottage.
All right, Norton replied. and soon
hey were On the way TO Nnra's home.
1t vas now quite dark and flood of
ight was streaming from the parlor win
low.
We shall have to burst the door open.
s4}T' hHsai Ea easf aasf themselves against the door
which flew open, unable to resist the
weight thrown against it. A strsn. sight
net the gaze of the Two men. In the floor
n front Of the parsou, stood Lawson.
the dropping form of Nora
.andon. She glanced at the men who
nttred so unceremoniously. and seeing
ne of them, broke from the arasp of
henry Lawson, and flew to the embrace of !
Will Norton.
In the meantime the stranger presented
pistol, placing the mn.zle within two|
nches OF Laws0n's forehead and caution
d that gentleman not to move II he val |
led life.
With the assislsnce Of young Norton
he ''bracelets" ~srs elsspsd s0und thel
.smblrr's wrists With musical click.
Robert Greene, alias Henry Lawson,
rrest you for forgery committe in New
FORK one year ago, said the detective-tor
detective he was.
They then thought of the parson, but
70 had disappeared soon after Will and
he officer entered.
Lawson was convicted of forgery, and
is term of imprisonment fixed at 10 years
ut be die after two years Incarceration
|o0n after the occurrence of the incidents
ust related, Will Norton and Nora Lam
on were married. Will. who possessed
snug fortune, bought . home equally
8 beautiful as Glen Cottage. where b,
nd his bride lived . happy life.
MI. Landon was forgiven BY the happy
air for his Rnceless attempt at forcing
Iora to marry the gambler. but be could
ever forgive himself. He generally re
,sined ut his home-which was the cot
sge 10 the glen.