The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
Our Daily Sport Story

not only in his marital affairs but In business also--he was losing vast sums in gambling and neglecting business
 sadly--he was in full sympathy. In
 the meantime. Pixley, resenting his wife's congratulations and her growing coldness. threw his anchors overheard and got into almost open relations
 with another woman--maintafned an- other establishment and all that.
 Finally Eatons sympathy with Mrs. Pixley got the better of his discretion
 and he called Pixiey to the carpet. It
 was a fierce session, if rumor is to be
 believed for Pixley was a high-headed fellow and Eaton was no baby when aroused. He told Pixiey the piainest truths one man can tell another and did not mincs his language. Pixley in-
 vited him to mind his own business and the matter got very close to pis- tols--there would have been duel, they say, if Eaton had not borne in
 mind the awful scandal which would
 have resulted and refused to fight even
 under the pEovocation of being called
 coward He knew that Mrs. Pixley's
 name would surely have been dragged
 into the matter and endured the last humiliation brave man can accept in
 order to prevent that.
 "Pixley plunged still deeper into his
 dissipations. practically deserted his
 family and lived almost openly with
 the other woman. Things got into
 beautiful muddIe with domestic, busi-
 ness and friendship involved, when
 Pixley had the grace to get shot in
 quarrel over cards. He fingered for
 few days and died, Eaton taking care of him and doing everything man could do for him. Before he died
 he sent letter to his wife expressing deep contrition for his sins and beg ging her forgiveness.
 When it was all over, Eaton went to the widow and offered his assist ance in strengthening out the estate and in any other way she might choose to use him. Like everything else he felt 1t was a great blessing to her to have the unfaithful husband out of the way. Do you think she felt that way about 1t? Bless you. no. She just flung her head back and blamed all her troubles onto Eaton.
 1t Is all your fault. sir she said.
 Tt is you who came between my hus- band and myself--for what selfish pur- pose you best know yourself but it Is easy to guess. Edward was a proud man and you drove him to all his ex- cesses, drove him away from his fam fly and finally to his death by your interference and your busybody way. never want to see you gain. loathe y you can do for me is never to let me see your false face again.
 Eaton staggered out of her pres ence. dazed and stupefed. When the affairs of the firm were checked up 1t was found that Pixiey had overdrawn his account so seriously as nearly to wipe out his interest. His fast life and his losses at the gaming tables had eaten into money much more than anybody suspected. Eaton simply wiped out the overdraft and sent Mrs. Pixley a check for an even half of what was left. Then he received another blow She wrote him a cold note ac- knowledging the receipt of the check and stating that Mir. Pixley had in formed her that his interest in the business was worth certain sum, many thousands If dollars in excess of the amount of the check; that of course the business was wholly in his hands, and that she had no appeal from his decision; that robbery of widows and orphans would be wholly in accord with his course of action in other directions; that she considered the entire matter now closed and was thankful that she need have no further with the nemesis who had pursued her dear husband to the grave.
 Tt nearly drove Eaton to suicide be- cause he still loved her with all the ardor of his unselfish soul and cared 1 more for her good opinion than for that 1 of all the rest of the world put to- | gether He knew that his motives were absolutely without guile. He never even had dreamed of the possi- bility of being rewarded for his fidel- ity and unselishness by the one great thing she could grant him--the right to cherish and protect her, He had thought only to serve her and find his reward iR so doing.
 T reckon he would have committed suicide but the utter injustice Of the