The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-05

John I. Sullivan, Edwin Marthsfn-
May Irwin and Charles bchwab
would DO about all But this In .
different matter. We want broad.
poetic. mystic vocaiization Of urs
city's soui and meaning. You are
tho very chap 10 give me hint
Rome years ago n man rot At ths
Niagara Falls and gave us its pitch
The note was about two feet below
the lowest @ on the piano. Now. you
can't put New York into n note I'M
iers It's better Endorsed than that
But give me an idea Of what n would
say II IL should speak II 10 bound
TO be q mighty and fsr-reaching
utterance- To arrive at II we must
tAko the tremendous crash OF the
chords Of the days traffic. the laugh
ter and music of the night the
solemn tones of Dr. Pzrkhuryt. the
ras.ume. the wcping. the scalthy
hum Of cab-wheois. the shout OF the
press agent tho tinkie Of fountains
on the roof gardens. tho huIlabaioo
Of the strawberry vender and the
covers Of Everybody's Magazine. the
whispers Of tho lovers In the parks
all these sounds must 70 into your
voice---sot combined. but mixed, and
81 the mixture an essence made: and
Of the essence an ertract-an indubL
bio extract Of which ono drop shall
form the thing we seek
DO you remember.- as1red shs
poot with . chuckle. that California
girl We met at sliver's studio lzsk
week. Wen. I'm on my way TO see
her. She repeated that poem Of
mine. The Tributs Of SPRING word
for word She's the smart-st prvpo-
Stion In this town Just at present
Say. how does this COMPOUNDED DE
look, spoiled four before I got
one 10 set right
And tho Voice that I ssksd ysu
aboutT ] inquired
oh she doesn't sing said Clsun
But you ought TO hear her reclfs
my Angel Of the Insbors win6.s
| ] passed on ! cornered q news ~
and he flashed at me prophetic pink
papers that outstripped the news by
two revolutions OF the ciockS longest
hand
SON. sid. whfle I pretended u
chass coins In my penny pocket,
doesn't Il sometimes seem to you
~ n the city ought 20 b. able T.
taIkf All these ups and downs and
funny business and queer things
happening every dxy-what would ie
say. do you think. II Il could speak,
Quit yer kiddin'.- said the boy.
~wot paper yer wanff I rot no time
60 waste. Its Mays birthday. and I
want thirty cents To GIT her = preo
emit
Here was 10 tnterprvter q fho
city's mouthpicce- ! bought . paper.
and consigned m undeciared treaf3es.
its prcmeiifafcd murders and ~
fought battles 20 an ash can
Again repaired TO the park ana
sat In the moon shade thought
and thought and wondered why non(
could tell me what I asked for.
And then. a. swift as light from .
fixed star. che answer came To ma
arose and hurr1ed-hufv.cd - -
many reasoners must. back around
my csrclc. knew the answer and
Rugged Il In my breast - 1 f1ew.
fearing lest some ono would stop me
and demand my secret
/ Aurelia was stiii on the stoop. ne
moon was higher and the ivy shAd-
ows were deeper. ] sat II her ode
and we watched = little cloud TIT at
tho drifting moon and 80 aSundas
quite pale and discornfited
And then. wonders Of wondewu
and delight OF delights. our hands
somehow touched. and our fingers
closed together and did not part
After half an hour AureiIa IA
with that smile Of herx
DO you know. you haven't spnkea
Nord since you came back
That" mid I. nodding wisely, H
the Voice Of the CITY"