The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-19

what they become even at tho small
elevation OF $40 feet--mero crawling
insects going 90 and fgo at random"
''oh. they amt anything of the
kind exclaimed Daisy. suddenly
they're foiksl l saw nm automobile.
oh. Eccl are we that high up1"
Walk over this way" said Dab
ster
lie showed her the great city lying
like an orderly array of toys far be
low. starred herc and there. early as IL
was. by the first beacon lights OF the
winter afternoon. And then the bay
and sea 10 the south and east van.
ishtng mysteriousiy into the sky.
Il don't like H." declared Daisy.
with troubled blue eyes. SAY We go
down"
hut tho philosopher was not Co be
denied his opportunity. lilo would let
her behold tho grandeur OF his mind.
the haif.neison no had on the infinite,
and the memory he had for statistics.
And then she would nevermore be
content 10 buy chewing gum.at the
smallest store In New York. And 40
he began to pirate of the smailness of
human affairs. and how that even so
slight q removal from earth made
man and HIS works look like one.
tenth. part OF a dollar thrice com
puted. And that one should con.
slider tho aidrrea system and tho
mayims Of Ep!ctetus and DO com
fortcd.
You don't carry me with you.
said Daisy. Say. think it's awful
to be up IN high tina, folks look like
fleas. One OF them We saw nigh,
have been Joe. Why. Jimmy, We
might as well be In New Jersey Say.
I'm afraid up herer'
The philosopher smiled fatuousiy.
The earth" said he. lis itself only
as grain OF wheat In space. Look
up thcrc."
Daisy sased upward apprehenrive-
~. The short day was spent and the
stars were coming out above.
"Yonder star" said Dabster. lis
Venus. the evening star. she Ia
ss.ooo.ooo miles from the sun"
"Fndger said Daisy. with a brief
fiash OF spirit. where do you think
come from-Rrooki Susie Price.
In our storc--hcr brother sent her a
ticket TO 80 TO San Fraacisco--thats
only three thousand miles"
Tho philosopher smiled induigcntiy
Our world" he said. rs 81. ooo. 900
miles from tho sun. There arc IA
STAYS OF the first magnitude that are
sii.ooo times further from US than
tho sun h. IL ono OF them should
DO extinguished Il would be three
y.ars before we would see la Ugh, SO
out There ar. 5000 stars OF the
wxth magnitude. IL takes ss years
for tho light OF on. OF them 10 reach
tho earth. with an isfoot telescope
We can SEQ $4,000. 900 stars. inciud
Ing those OF tho isth magnitude,
who's. light takes s.Too years to reach
US Each OF these stars
You're lyiu'." cried Daisy anwrfiy.
You're ryin' TO scare me. And you
have. want 60 so DOWN
sho stamped her foot
-Arcjurus--- began tho phro-o
pher. soothingiy. but he was inter
rupted by a demonstration out Of the
vastne.s of the nature that he was
cndcayoring TO portray with his
memory instead Of his heart For q
tho h~art.expounder OF nature this
stars wcr. set In tho firmamsn, ex
prcs~iy to give soft light 10 lowers
wandering happily beneath them
and IL you stand uptoc some scp,sn
ber night with your sweetheart or
your arm you can almost touch them
with your hand. Three years for
their light TO reach us. indeed
Out Of tho west ieaped a meteor
lighting the roof OF the nkyscrapes
almost to midday. Its fiery parabols
was ilmned against tho Eky toward
tn. east IL hisscd as IL went. and
Daisy screamed.
Take me down. she cried. vehe
mentiy. ''you-you mental arith
Dsb@ter got her TO tho elevator
and inside Of It. She was wiid-~yed