The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-21

Ravenoi wns no greater than
Achilles. No ono In. There in houno
10 be spot Somebody. or Other
must take hold Of us somewhere
when abe dips us In the Something.
or Other that makes us unvulner.
ahla. iIe read aloud this verse In
tho magazine,
The -Four Roses
''ons rose l twinod within your
hair
cxhite rso. that spake Of WORTH:
And ono You placed upon your
breast
nted rose. loves seal Of birth
You piucked another from It's stem
eroa rose. that means for aye):
And ono you gavc--that bore for
The thornr Of memory
THAT'S a cracker jack aid Sam
my. admiringiy.
There arc five moro v~rv~n"
naid Ravcnei. patiently sardonie.
'one naturally pauses nj the end
of each. or COURSE
''Oh. let's have the rest. old man.
shouted Sammy contrit~iy. II
didn't mean TO curt you off I'm
not much OF a poetry expert. you
know. I never saw . poem that
didn't look like II ought to hav,
terminal facilities nj IN. end of
every verre. Reel off tho rest OF
H."
/ Ravenei sighed. and laid the
magazine down. AN right" said
sammy. cheerfniiy. "wc'ii have II
next time. I'll h. off now. Got
a date at s O'Clock
lie took last look at the shaded
green rnrien and left whistiing In
an Off hey an untun~ful air from
roofless fare. comedy.
The next afternoon Rav~ns'.
while polishing a ragged line Of
new sonnet. reciined by tho win.
dow overlooking n. hesiesed rur.
den OF tho unmcrcrnary baron. Hrd.
denly he rnf M. spiiiinK two rhymes
and a syllable or two.
Thru tho trccs ono window Of
IN. old mansion could he seen
clearly. In ua window, draped In
flowing white. leaned tho angel Of
all his dreams Of romano. and
poesy. Young. fresh an drop Of
dew. graceful IA spray Of elem.
ats. comforting upon the garden
hemred In by the roaring traffic
the air Of a princess bower beau
'ifui as any Tower sung by poet
thus Eavenei saw her for the first
time. Rhe fingered for while.
and then disappeared wiih.n. lcav.
ing a few notes Of a bird like ripple
u song 20 reach his entranc-d
ears thru the rattle OF cshs and
the HnariinT OF the electric cars.
Thus. AZ II 10 challenge the poets
I fiaunt at romance and 10 punish
him for his r~crcancy 20 the un.
dying spirit - youth and beauty.
this vision had dawned upon him
with a thrilling and accuaivc power
And no mctahoiic was the power
that In an instant the atoms OF
Ravcn.fs entire world were rcdia-
trfbutcS Tho laden drays that
PASSED the house In which sh~
lived rsrnbl~d deep doubie-bar
20 the tune Of lowe Tho news
boys shoe,a were the notes Of sing.
Ing birds: That rHrd-n was tho
pialaance Of tho capuls;s: the pni.
tor was an ogre. himself knight.
ready with sword. lance or lutte.
| Thus docs romance show herself
amid forests Of brick and stone
when r,se gets lost In the city. ana
there has 20 be sent out general
alarm 20 find her again.
| A. In The afternoon Ravcnel
looked out across tho garden. In
the window Of his hopes we're SO;
four small vases. each containing
great. fun blown ruse--rrd and
white. And. as he saycd. she
leaned above them. framing them
with her lovelineas and seeming TO.
direct her eyes pansivciy toward
hts own window And then. aa
tho she had caught his respectful
hut ardent rcrnrd. she melted away.
leaving the frasran, cnhlema OF
the window ell.
| Yes. emblensf-h~ would ~ un
worthy n ho had not Understood
She had read his Poem The -Four
Roa~s'. II had reached her heart.
and this was It's romantic answer.
or course she mus, know that In.
yencl. tho poet, lived there across
the garden. His picture. too. uhe
must have r~cn In the magazines.
Tn. delicate. tender. modest. flat.
tering message could no, be ignored.
Ravcnei noticed beside tho roses
small fiowcrinEpo; containing a
plant. without shame he brought
his opera giaSaes and employed them
from the cover Of his ~indow.cur.
tain. A nutmeg geraniuml
with the true poetic Instinct he
dragged book Of useless informa.
ton from his shelves and tore open
the leaves at Tho Language OF
Flowers
"Geranium. Nutmeg--I expcc,
meeting"
Sol Romance never does things
by halvcs. IL she comes back TO
you she brings gifts and her knit.
ting. and will sit In your chimney.
corner II you win let her.
And now Ravcnol smiled. The
lover smiles when he thinks he
has won. The woman who loves
ceases 10 smile with victory. He
ends battle, she begins hers. What
n pretty idea TO set the four. roses
In her window for him to see! She
must have n sweet. poetic soul.
And now TO contrive the meeting.
| A whistling and slamming OF
doors prciuded the coming OF Sam.
my Brown.
Ravencl smiled again. Even Sam.