Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-30
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By ESTELlE MARSH.


 lCopyright 1909. by American Press Asso- ciation,
 Tom Buxton got into parlor car, put his belongings In the rack above him, took newspaper out of his pock- ct and settled himself to endure jour. ney. Before opening the paper he made a nasty survey of the car. Al 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, ward him, wgs something that arrest ed his attention. IL was d feminine hat. It was to be seen above the back of the chair and indicated woman beneath It was the work of an art ist. It's rfm. nearly yard in diam- eter, was topped by several splendid black ostrich feathers Sprtnging from profusion of bands and buckles that had been thrown together in an ex- traordinary combination. Such hats ilt oHiy No Dt dSSoN W ith btNuti fu women.
 The next thing for Buxton was to get view of the owner of the hat. but as she consistently kept her face toward the window this was impossi- ble. After long wait for her to change her position he arose and walk ed toward the forward vestibule. then sauntered back To his discontinue. the lady had changed her position, her face being toward the opposite end of the car. As he passed her she turned again toward the window. He kept on toward the rear vestibule, went into the smoking room. came out and walk cd to his chair. The lady had swung around to face forward.
 Buxton said something without nov Ing his lips.
 For fear of appearing obtrusive he 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 the cushion. and she held d folder time table over her face. Sue was appar- ently resting or sumbering. The shapely hand that held the folder was delicately glovcd. and bit of lace fell from the wrist. The figure was shape ly and the position one of graceful re- pose.
 ''Confound it.' exclaimed, Buxton mentally. Why can't 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 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 the boy, and 1t seems half an hour before he makes her understand. Buxton grows rest less with impatience. The ticket puncher comes on. and when he reach es the lady's chair she languidly ey- tends her hand sideways without turp- ing. Her ticket Is punched. the con ductor moves on. and again Buxton is disappointed.
 What q singular series of coinci- 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! .'l won der" he said. If she isn't a very homeIy woman who is keeping her face away from me on purpose. But she hasn't seen me. She was sitting in that position when l came in, and her back has been toward me ever since No: l can feel it in my very bones that she Is beautiful"
 He was now ready for an aggressive movement. He arose and. going to the chair next to hers, sat down. After q brief gaze out of the. window he turn