The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-03

treSs Pixley was deeply in love with
her handsome and dashing husband
ana by that same token she was more
or less jealous of his interest and his
time. Gradually she came to believe.
with considerable truth. that she and
the children were an incident in his
life rather than the whole thing.
this idea once planted grew rapidly and
she became naughty and resentful as
o proud nature will. or course Pix
ley felt the strained atmosphere and 1t
served to drive him more and more
away from home and from her. There
was even some talk of other women
or another woman.
"All this time Eaton had beer a
consistent and faithful friend of the
Pixley's-both of them and Icing a
man of discernment he saw how af-
fairs were trending, also being a man
OF sense n dellcacy he felt estop.
ped from making any sign which
might tend to straighten matters out.
Little by little Mrs. Pixley came
10 lean on his friendship and to con.
fide her troubles to him and with his
great admiration and his knowledge
that Pixley was drifting the wrong
way not only In his marital affairs but
in business also-he was losing vast
sums in gambling and neglecting bust
ness sadly-he was In full sympathy.
In the meantime Pixley, ~resenting his
wife's representations and her growing
GOODNESS, threw his anchors overheard
and got into almost open relations
with another woman-maintained an.
other establishment and all that.
Finally Eaton's sympathy with
Mrs. Pixley got the better of his dis.
erection and he called Pixley to the
carpet. 1t was a fierce session, II
m is to be believed for Pixley was
a high headed fellow and Eaton was
no baby when aroused. He told Pix
ley the plainest truths one man can
tell another and did not mince his Ian.
guage. Pixley invited him to mind
his W business IL the matter got
very close TO pistols-there would
have been a duel, they say, IL Eaton
had not borne in mind the awful
scandal which would have resulted
and refused to fight even under the
p%rovocation of being called a coward.
He knew that Mrs. Pixley's name
would surely have been dragged into
the matter and endured the last humil.
iation a brave man car accept in
order to prevent that.
"Pixley plunged still deeper into his
designations, practically deserted his
family and lived almost openly with
the other m Things got into a
beautiful muddle with domestic, bust.
ness and friendship involved, when
PiXley had the grace to get shot in a
quarrel over cards. He fingered for
q few days and died, Eaton taking
man could do for him. Before he died
he SEM a letter to his wife expressing
deep contrition for his sins and beg.
glng her forgiveness.
when 1t was all over Eaton went
to the widow and offered his assis.
lance 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.
T. is you who came between my hus.
band and myself-for what selfish
purpose you best know yourself but
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proud man and you drove him to all
his excuses, drove him away from
his family and finally to his death
by your interference and your busy.
body way. | never want TO see you
again. ! loathe you and | despise you.
Tho only thing you can do Tor me is