The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30

From the Kansds CITY Star.
Six or seven years ago Judge Blackburn
was one OF the leading jurists Of Nevada. His
GUS head Of deem blonde hair. OF. that peculiar
lightsst brown; They were at that time ct Sill
yer City Nevada and 81, she was besieged with
popular sort Of pnrensai monepoiy to E Mp
Of ali Of these to him was Harry j. Norton. a
publishing q typical mimi. camp Jour.
nHl there, Norton was a romantic looking
history full OF incident and adventure. He had
been soldier. had fought his way into Mexico:
poy had thsesded tso n ths Ye
lowstone into tho most marvellous fairyland
that the foot Of man eyer trod he was the sole
COURAGE alone: no had been gold miner a
prairie land. and above Al he, was Keen OBJ.
server, an easy and graceful talker. and these
lis Os Sea aaa
sd nerve; viii power was tue dominant trait Of
he soon captvated the belle OF the camp.
Judge Blackburn. however, regarded him
he considered him dangerous and dissoute
man. and declined to intr9st the future hnnpi;;
her tenderly and purely. and was not the man
to bs baked. Next to himself the most prom
tnent sutton was rich Mexican. who had drift
He was. however, rich. rather dasning. and a
really dangerous rival anywhere. Norton FAM
against u h he lost no
time In for and shh
lenged party. choosing Colts revolvers. at
twenty Paces. and an carly hour next morning
Prompt to the minute they mot, During the
night Norton had worked as usual Mt his Office.
soSay grindnE out for the p tbnn
he was anticipating nothing more serious than
a good sleep at the end Of Il. The last sheet Of
self. and, hanging II on his hook. told the fore
man. without mentioning its nature. to run it
the das
houses. They stood back to buck and at one,
Norton turned deliberately and sent bullet
sstraight Through bis opponents heart The
Il was YET In the early gray Of dawn. and the
ioprnalist fastened 10 Biaekburn's house. and
.a s tSs sEX psny %ss VIZ had
She mover rssntsred the house. Norton pro-
%,sssa s%S 'aSIss hss sS;ssss
o ea N as S spatre Juase
Blackburn did not have much difficulty In ar
e. an q tn" He
determined. SO he often aitsrward said. to Kin
them both; His instant construction was that
the relentless old code Of morality he preferred
death to dishonor.
struck The stSse and TOOK passage ms any aSy
route the anssred isther pressed them so hard
and. securing horses. finished the trip. In the
saddle They arrived IN virginia City q half m
h0 wuR con rODteu nv a marriage i1CAtn AL.
though he concluded not to do any killing. he
never entirely forgaye Norton. and returned to
wronged. Nobody was particularly affected by
the death Of the Mexican. and the prosecution
=, For two years the young couple led a rowing
life. drifting Wherever tho shifting fortune OF
bRomrdis Western journalism dr. drew the hTs-
but some gold-brick' confidence men whom
Norton exposed combined their influence to
Lsadyills. and reluctant to take his girl wife to
60 turbulent ar = cam Norton sent her hcme 70
battle alone. He was soon popular characi"r
there. and became editorot the Chronicle. which
he @hs =" yss sSs Ndr;on published hook
tie Ysiiowstons. Il was The idealissI story 1
the author a fortune It's sale was wide. In 1879
hard work and a reckless life broke Norton
wife was teleGraphed for and came in on the
dleu. Ihev TOOK ner 70 the bare loy cabin in
pltiful beyond all words. In the deirium OF
grief she chung to tho corpse and had to be
finally taken away BY sheer force. Norton was
hills. and the widow OF loss than 30 went back
70 Nevada carrying with her the dead Bohe:
revision OF his book. "On the YsIowstone."
making more Of q story and less OF history
out OF IT.; Apurse was raised for her among
out Of sight. 1t was afterward Learned that she
went with her father to the Pacific coast. and n
q legacy left her by relative. II WAS with this
money that she made her theatrical venture at
New York, again opposing the wishes Of her
house salmi Morse. Play .on the yellow.