The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-20
CHAPTER V. Continued


IL am inclined to think that Il was
premature one. as the peromtion
was hurried and disconnected The
thread OF the argument had been
rudely broken. and the audience was
restless and expectaut. Waldron sat
down. and after a chirrup from the
chairman, Professor Challenger roso
and advanced 20 the edge o. tho plat
form. In the interest OF my paper
! took down his speech in verbatim.
ladies and Gentlemen" he be-
gan. amid a sustained interruption
from the hack. Il beg pardon -
Ladies'. Gentlemen and Children--I
must apologize. had inadvertently
omitted considerable section OF this
audience" uumult, during which tho
Professor stood with one hand raised
and his enormous head nodding sym
pathetically. as II he were hestowing
n pontincal blessing upon tho crowd
II have been selected 20 move vote
Of thanks 20 Mr.. Waldron for the
very picturesque and imaginative
address 10 which We have Just lis
tened. There are points In Il with
which I disagree. and Il has been my
duty 10 indicate them as they arose.
but. mono the less, Mr.. Waldron has
accomplished his object well. that
object being 10 give simple and in
teresting account OF what no con.
ceiyes 10 have been the history OF
our planet. Popular lectures are the
easiest 10 listen 10. but MIR. Waldrou"
(here ha beamcd and blinked az the
lccturcrl. will excuse me when say
that they are necessarily both super.
fetal and misleading. since they have
20 be graded 20 the comprehension
OF an ignorant audience" dronical
cheeringl Popular lecturers arc IN
their nature paacitlc." tAugry ges
turu OF protest from Mr.. waldronl
They exploit for fame. or cash. the
work which has been done by their
INDECENT and unknown brethren. one
smallest new fact obtained in the
laboratory. one brick built into tho
temple of science. lar outwcigha any
secondhand exposition which passes
an Idle hour. but can leave no useful
result behind Il. put forward this
obvious reflection. not out Of any
desire 10 dispaTage Mr.. Waldron In
particular. but that you may not lose
your sense Of proportion and mistake
the acoly;e for the high priest" az
this point Mr.. waldron whispered 20
the chairman, who half rose and said
something severely to his water
carafcl But enough OF this" loud
and prolonged cheers.l Let INC pass
10 some Snbiect OF wider Interest.
What is the particular point upon
which /, as an original Investigator.
have challenged our lecturers accur.
aey? II is upon the permanence OF
certain types Of animal life upon the
earth. do not speak upon this sub
tect as an amateur, nor ! may add.
as a popular lecturer. but I speak as
one whose scientific conscience COM
pcis him 10 adhere closely 10 facts.
when I say that Mr.. waldron Is very
wrong tn supposng because he has
never himself seen q so-called pre-.
historic animal. therefore these crea.
lures no longer exist. They are In
decd. as he has said. our ancestors
but they arc. II may use the ex
preston. our contemporary anccs-
tors. who can still be found with all
their hIdeous and formidable charac-
teristics II one has but the energy
and hardihood TO seek their haunts.
Creatures which were supposed 70
be Jurassic, monsters who would
hunt down and deyour our largest