The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Wbof Came Of q
Womon'S Hof.
Observation-Disclosures
BY EsTELLE MARSH.

nut his belongings IN the rack aOO'e
him took a newspaper out Of his pock-
Of and settled himself 10 endure jour /
pey. Before opening the paper he
made a hasiy 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 OPP
nosue side. slightly in advance OF him.
i'm a chair whose back was turned To-
ward him. was something that arrest
ed his attention. II was a feminine \
Ina: II was TO be seen above the bacA
lof the chair and indicated woman
lbeneath. IL was the work of an art /
list lis rim. nearly a yard IN diam |
leter was topped 10y several splendid
lblack ostrich feathers springing from
a profusion Of bands and buckles that
had been thrown together I'm an eX-
ltraordinary combination. Such mats
are only tosbe associated with beaui-
full women.
The nextgthing for Buxton was 10
get view of the owner OF the nat
but as. she, persistenuy kept her iace
toward the window this was impossl-
ble After long wait for her 10
change her position he arose and walk
ed toward the forward vestibule. then
sauntered back. To his discontinue.
the lady lrad changed her position. her
face being, toward the opposite end OF
the ear. ~ he passed her she turned
again toward the window. He kept on
toward the rear vestibule. went INTO
the smoking room came out ANA walk
ed TO his clair. 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 II
back thegady was facing the front OF
the car. lher head was resting on th'
cushion. land she held a folder tim'
tabletovpr hert face. She was appar
entlv resting or slumbering. Th'
shapelv. hand that held the folder Wa
deIicately, glcved and bit Of lace Tel
y from the wrist The figure was shape
llv and .the-position one Of graceful re
pose
"Confound it, exclaimed BuNtoi
mentally. Why cant | get glimps'
lof her face? II IT corresponds TO IN
rest Of her she must be Venus.
:, But fortune did not seem TO favo
him. She renEi ined in her half recliu
n ing position under his admirinc gaz
- for nearly an. hour. while the dehclou
odor Of bunch OF violets she wor
on her bosom WIS continually wafte
70 him. Then she moved sightl.
Buxton hoped. But alas. before low
ering the folder she turned her rae
toward the window.
Buxton said things again witho'
moving bis lips.
Rut the conductor IS coming
ns .unch the tickets. SheAwill turn asic
To hand him hers. He stops III u
middle Of the car TO explain sometnin
70 the old woman with the boy ana
seems half an hour before he MAKE
lher understand. Buxton' grows res
F, less with impatience. The tick
nuncher comes on. and when he reac
% the ladv's chair she languidly 9
= ,ends her hand sideways without tur
ling Her ticket is punched. the {"
ductor moves on. and again Buxton
disappointed. -.
:, what singular series OF coin'
dences that the ladyishould nave u"
" penedefor an hour and hai ai"a
10 be in such position that buAu
iicould not see her featuresl We
der" he said. III she isn't We
homelv woman who ss keeping
!, face away from me on purpose
)" sbe hasn't seen me. She was stu
an thar position when l came H.
bar hack has been toward me e'
since. No: can feel II In III! W
/. (bunes that she is beautiiuL
\ !, He was,now ready for an asgress
sAorementA He arose and, gong 70
WAR nexttto hers sat down Alie
/, ,ief gaze out OF the window ne 'u
AIMS. eyes toward her. He was
IN .she,had turned her back
s,uLAsllv. without warning. her CT
sxvupr around, and she faced
F., squarely.
"Julia"s
Tom
A pause'
1--WE beenArying TO get sh'nps'
your face,alll the morning.
I II know IT, could see you IN
=, mirrow reside the window. Y
should youttry to'see me after all
ace has passeds'
,no.. Hang the tpast. It's the pre-
-, lena, int. -estA me. I've been RAJ
I'm love ever since boarded TINS IRA
"Iitrust you won't treat the 'au'
YOU treated me-
And Iitrust she, won't trea, I'm M
vou did. iBut that's past. dare
re liz was alIsmy fault anyway.
- Il hnvet come to uhe conclusion
IA was all mime. But It's too la'e
The. dlvnrte proceedings are dra'
" n, conclusion. great deal OF ~