The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-10
AN ART EXCHANGE

Ysunu Kiskwasd had achieved
just taree lines in bis bianh verse
tragedy. HAnAiurtA.- when ae stall
ed Anaiuria the proud. strrniy.
snpnc4atinE AnAla4eta. who w@a 70
atartia thr critics ard rNusT ataid
business men 90 stand la ilnr fpr
hours iu The hope - ohtatnin&
sanssfhius IN the urst 10 rass aix
weeks aheaa had ohstinateiy re-
fused e. smlk
Finiinx itie thing h0pehsss rhilip
KirkW sod showed mia chair back ard
stepped 10 the Winage, when = clear
soprano caught and haid htm sith
a foolish little anw
4 de not knsN the f,riee ~ wheat
nor hos many million ppanaa b
sur Wiit weiEh.
i care . about shs ass q Ann I
1uly dream "a Lois in naEiiEsr
~ny George muftersd rouuE
Kirkwes8 a xtFl uith a vales ~
for my stubborn Lady AnalactA
singing a song ally enough % BE-
iruiY popular
&c eraasd hls neck far cut ghs
wiu1ou ard ainsaat bunued "a
against ths r@d-hrgwn head IL a
lady Fuw the Windows weFa VERY
near together
Pardon stAmmsrra Mr. Kirk
woed
vr4raoa stammsrsa M EirL
As tho young mar arew hack. rcd
and uueterrd he maw that the wifi
shook wseh laughter Then snMplfAa
tl1n sfruck hlm good and hard
Taxi about your popular sunEA
10 mufnsarea -Dld goa ever In
ypur nfe,-
lie puIied the table 10 ths windew
and wrote rapidly on the first scraps
" paper hts hand fond ON a cor
nar u the table Anaincia Ettii suihcd
IN ancient uRappruachablsnesa and
KsrtWDyd nlpfed her Oft uFsen The
floor Ha was penriiinG. tn perfect
rhwthua in dnftriuffH sentiment. In
atsAln4eat humes. the cords of q
mone song destined poaibiY 70 b.
loss popular than tha red beaded
eirra dogKercl atty. but . nona Tar.
Tar better. "a waS about . sauey,
red haired &dy and tbs cheer ana
the aIee q brought when Hne
.pe~Dcd from her window In nsNiiEes
A ~ wrote NJ locked out ~ The
wlnaow from time to time. and ne
noticed on each ~pccaai0n that the
wirt was watching him rhs ap-
psaarnd 60 study him unconsetpusiyi
and she ann performing souie artt9n
with her hands which De was unable
70 make pat
Wlseu he had written two Htnnxas
and A chorus kirkNuod stepped -
thn psano. he had thn thina all
clear IN hia mind and che melody
.camn spontaneously "a was %
catchy. engaging little air. and az
he played be aang the words IN his
good tenor voice when he finished
IN raced 90 the window The kifi
was atiil there
'eaciteaiy. What's your
Well said the SirL a BIT em-
harrassed
Il beg your pardon" he explained
II don't want to report you Tor
suspected synbazsiement or for not
having a license tag on your French
poodle The fact j. I've written a
song about YOU
agooa~ interrupted the Girl =
heard Tits fine. and I'm much
obliged
And ! want your first name 70 80
in II ought 10 have two syilablea,
he suggested.
~ has" said the girl. dimplinE.
"Annyea"
Kirkwpod stepped hack to jot
|nnMM VI" UNIV WAh NN| So AMHN"N
something out at him Here she
said. I've been using you 10 ad-
vantage also"
Kirkwood found himself staring
into hia 0wn face, Ia the trappinFs
Of a Greek wrestler IN q painting ~
an ancient amphitheatrc
you knew. suggested the
Eiri. that % were = perfect. rein
%carnated Grecian athlete r.
Well no" ainmuiered klrdwOod
You're ideal for that part. con-
Iinued the Rirl. "aud I'm glad I
moved here, I've been looking Tor
someone 90 complete that picture
for a month"
m ! know the a u q n music.
you've brought mo q snug sum IN
that song ~ mime said Kirkwoud
I'm more pleased that you've come
than ! can say"
~ waa but a few months later.
with the royalties from "Annyce at
the Window" sim pouring IN and tho
ar world stiil talking ~ The big price
obtained for the picture "a Wrestler
of Athens that the creators Of sons
and picture became one. Mr.. ana
Mrs Philip kirkwood have an odd
SCRAP ~ paper framed and hung 40
10 their living room n ~ the three
line. unfinished uttorancc 81 the
Lady A%nHluciu. which drove the
young writer 20 a window one day
In despair.