Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-08-19
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By EsrELLE MARSH.
rcopyright. 1903. by American Press Assoc
ciation.l
Tom Buxton got Unto parior car
put his belongings in the rack above
him, took q newspaper out of bis pock-
ct and settled himself to endure jour-
ney. Before opening the paper he
made a hasty survey Of the car. AT
the other end were several uninterest-
ing looking people. In the center an
old woman and boy, but on the op-
posite side. slightly In advance OF him,
in a chair whose back was turned to-
ward him, wan something that arrest
ed his attention. II was feminine
hat. II was to be seen above the back
of the chair and indicated a woman
beneath. 1t was the work OF an art
tst It's rim, nearly yard In diam
eter, was topped by several splendid
black ostrich feathers springing from
a profusion of bands and buckles that
had been thrown together IL an ex-
traordiaary combination. Such hat
are only to be associated With beauti-
full women.
The next thing for Buxton was to
get a view Of the owner Of the bat,
but as she persistsntly kept her face
toward the window this was impossi-
BILE. After a long wait for her to
change her position be arose and walk
ed toward the forward vestibuie, then
sauntered back. To his discontinue.
the lady had changed hor position. her
face being toward the opposite end Of
the car. Az he passed her she turned
again toward the window. He kept Oh
toward the rear vestbuls, went int
the smoking room, came out and WALL
ed to his chair. The lady had swung
around to face forward.
Buxton said something without NOV
ing his lips.
For fear Of appearing obtruSiYs be
swung his chair around and looked out
of the window. When he swung It
back the lady was facing the front Of
the car. her head was resting on tho
cushion, and she held a-fQldef time
table over her face. She was appar-
emily resting or slumbering. The
shapely hand that held the folder was
delicately gloved, and bit Of lace fell
from the wrist. The figure was shape
ly and the position one Of graceful re-
pose.
-Confound hr exclaimed Buxton
mentality ~Why can't I get glimpse
Of her face. If 1t corresponds to the
rest Of her she must be Venus"
But fortune did not seem to favor
him. She remained In her half reclin-
ing position under his admiring gaze
for nearly an hour. while the delicious
odor Of a bunch Of violets she wore
on her bosom was continually waited
to him. Then she moved slightly.
Buxton hoped. But, alas, before low
ering the folder she turned her face
toward the window.
Buxton said things again without
moving his lips.
But the conductor Is coming to
punch the tickets. She will turn aside
to hand him hers. He stops In the
middle Of the car to explain something
to the old woman with tile boy. and It
seems halt an hour before he makes
her understand. Buxton grows rest
less with impotence. The ticket
puncher comes ON, and when he reach
es the lady's chair she languidly eI-
tends her hand sideways without turn
ing. Her ticket Is punched, the con-
ductor moves on. and again Buxton ID
disappointed.
What a singular series Of eoinci-
dences that the lady should have hap
pened for an hour and half always
to be In such position that Buxton
could not see her features! q Won
der. he said, III she isn't very
houely woman who rs keeping her
face away from me on purpose. But
she hasn't seen me. She was sitting
IN that position when came In, and
her back has been toward me ever
since. No: I can feel 1t In my very
bones that she IL beautiful
He was now ready for an aggressive
movement. He arose and, going to tho
chair next to hers, sat down. Aftes
brief gaze out of the window be turn
ed his eyes toward her. BE was too
late. She had turned her back.
Suddenly, without warning. her chair
swung around. and she faced him
sQuarely.
"Julia-
Toni.
A pause.
give been trying to get glimpse OF
your face all the morning."
"I know L. | could sec you IN the
mirrow beside the window, Why
should you try to ses me after all that
has passedT'
Hang the past It's the present
that interests me. I've been falling
In love ever since boarded this train.
~ trust you won't treat the lady az
you treated mo-
"And I trust she won't treat me- a.
you did. But that's past I dare say
It was all my fault anyway"
T have come to the conclusion that
# was all mine. But It's too late now.
The divorce proceedings are drawing
to conclusion, q great deal OF money
has been spent and If We make up
It will all have been for nothing
We'll II that isn't LIKE az He
checked himself He had learned. wis
dom. He continued, "a reconciliation
under the circumstances would be I'M
warranted-a pecuniary absurdity-if
had nI made ten times the amount