The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-01

troit three years before was singing ballads.
She was too noble n woman to tread the
boards of any stage, but, like many others,
gifted with sweet mezzo-soprano voice, she
found in the variety stage an easy avenue 10
a livelihood She was woman, every inch,
and was always accompanied by young Sis
ter 10 and from cities and their Michigan
home. Being an old friend, she felt perfect
ly at home .
IN NY COMPANY,
And we were together much of the time.
No man in Deadwood, except myself, would
she permit TO act as her escort, and the con-
sequence was that II was not many weeks
until / was envied by half the men in the
rufnp. On the night / refer to. after the the
atre, went down 10 the barroom OF my
hotel for the purpose Of taking drink be-
fore retiring While pouring out glass OF
whisky stranger walked up and accosted
me, saying:
."You are Mr.. Norton, believe P'~ ~
81 answered him in the affirmative and in
yited him to drink. He hesitated moment
and then called for O lemonade with a light
stick and asked me to accompany him out
10 the street.
"'You are man and a gentleman aud !
am the same. love Miss - (mentioning
the name of my actress friend) and she
could love me, Il am certain, were II not for
YOU
al raised my hand to strike him down,
II hQ
which was In his hand, deferred me. j step
ped back couple of PAGES. ~ra. .s. &
al have thought this matter over lie
continued, lowering the revolver, 'and have
determined that one of us must die. could
have shot you down any night and none
would have been the wiser, but am frank
enough to make you proposition
90 But | shall offer no objection to your
marrying Miss -" said hurrieiy. "she
Is nothing more than dear friend to me.
Go ahead and win herman Tho ught him
crazy and believe 70 this day that he was not
y In
HIS RIGHT MIND.
"tSo,' said he slowly, and with determi-
nation, sthis world is not large enough for
us two men. will kill you before this
night is over, or you will have done me the
same favor. You are armed and shall have
an equal chance for your life; we will go
up the valley little ways and there settle
our quarrel like men. III kill you, none
shall ever know whether the cases were right
or wrong, and II fall II will be with no
malice toward you.' W.
ale took my arm and we walked up the
street together. 1t seemed like duel To
me, and yet there was the man anxious TO
murder me at my side. began TO grow net
tied and was sufficiently reckless before we
reached the Bismarck stage road TO have
fought him with bowie knives had he de-
manded it. Then, too, i was angry at the
free manner In which he had spoken of Miss
-. Up the valley we strobe. Presently
my strange guide and enemy halted and
said: .--
".You will stand here and will step ten
PAGES further on rsae
al obeyed his directions.
"Hep aced off ten strides and, removing
his hati faced me, revolver In hand.
aHold on,r said I. " IL your mind is full
" made up TO shoot me, at least let me know
your name.
".That makes no difference TO yon,' said
he. Its as good one as you can boast OF
Please he ready TO fire when ! count To
thfee.n t
~ am clever shot with the pistol and
can shoot the spots from the cards at twenty
wards, and felt perfectly confident, no mat
ter
HOW GOOD SHOT
Was my antagonist, that could kill him a
ten PAGES. drew my derringer and cooked
IL carefully. was standing with my back
TO the moon and he was little above me
and the moon shone full on bis broad brow
He leyeled his weapon and began to count
As the fatal words were slowly pronounced
raised any revolver and at the word three
pressed the trigger. We. fred at the SAM
instant and I felt the wind Of bis bullet b.
my head. He sank TO his knees without
struggle and fell upon his face in the snow
NV being IN the shadow a little below hin
and the moons rays on his pistol barrel had
even at 90 short distance, disturbed nj
aim. / walked forward, turned over tn
body. which was suii warm, and looked dow
into IFS face. My bullet had sped true
There was small, bluish-looking hole, fror
which the blood had not yet sprung, In IN
centre Of his forehead. If amy one hear
the pistol shots they paid no heed, and, ne
wishing TO be arrested aud charged withmu
der. walked down the valley over the har
beaten snow and returned to my hotel,
After minutes pause Harry Norton r
lighted his cigar, emitting cloud Of smoI
through his nostrils and continued:
.The following afternoon l saw quite
crowd assembled at the city undertaker's.
eIbowed my way through the crowd ~
asked an acquaintance standing near VIII
caused the commotion.
"Some cuss got sick Of the camp, wet
ap the valley last night and committed ~
eide. The wolves were lowering about o.
picked his bones pretty clean before one
the men from the Homostake mine can
down town and found him.
a He might have been lnurdereda' ] q
vered III 1 questioning tone.
asNo, he committed suicide was The
J ply. His revolver Was found In the road =
one chamber had been emptiod. he ~
rot homcsick and went up there and 'calie
himself aud The wolves had good meal =
~ can't be Identified. He was not murdt
"a. for over $500 In BILLS were found scatts
ed around.w -
~ walked away and shed no light On =
nvstery. In Deadwood, where people ca