The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26

In the onyx and marble palaces of the
| truly rich, II was a light caught UP and
renccted and multiplied by thousand
| FURNISHED surfaces. refracted through a
! myriad OF crystal shapes and marvellous
hnes, until the whole became such a cor
uscation OF living color as one might i'm
aglne Tor Aladdin's cave.
Perhaps because there were so many
toeether, or because some OF them
seemed rather less human in their as
sociations, Mary Chatwood cared less for
these things. stm. there were The Old
sainovars from which tea had been
Drawn Tor generations. and tho holy
lamps and drinking cups and odd pots.
smooth with the polish of vanished hands
Ihen there were the rare scent bottles
OF old Persia that some slender throated
woman of long ago had priced and filed
viii viii such marvel OF perfume that now.
"hen she was dust and ashes these con-
tmries, the trace OF it still fingered. Mrs
Shal"ood did not care to part with these
BESIDES. they were Johns very soul-she
knew that To sell these, or any part
OF Them meant for him real sorrow. Yet
In her heart she did not mean to surren-
DER. She had planned her trip too long
IL was her one great desire, and she
Ihen, 1T was for him. as we'll He
needed 1t. In the blaze OF light that re-
iected on his face and silverlng hair
sne thought he looked old and worn.
hno sue wished he would not be so still
II only he would object and protest now
shc could urge and combat and get the
matter settled ofr-h hand, But Chatwood
merely walked slowly down one side and
up the other. observing now and then in
tlred, far-aWay voice, that he seemed
lrylng' Tor her sake. to make cheerful
now he had bought this in one place and
found that In another.
/ picked up that melon -shaped samo-
var IN junk shop one night on the
lower east side. IL was ali green and
oehted then. and got it for the price
OF old metal. There are no chances
now All the junk dealers have got
smart and people have literally raked fhe
Shops Tor ANYTHING that looks like old
copper Ihats worth today fifty times
what paid for IT. and some day, when
Im-l mean-'
Come upstairs. John, to the second
moor, where the bird cages re"
Ihey ascended to the east room, where
walls and ceiling and floor were covered
with the curious gilt and silver and reed
lattlced homes OF a hundred silent song
s.ers' some oi the cages were still oc-
enpiedInot etI1tsi by living, singers, but by their
I linIita.lon hitle birds to give the pretty
prison dwelling an air OF life. There
s"me ~gre cages az tn OF every land1cages Of even
cages from Japan, made tall so that the
leaping mushi or grasshopper- singer can
exereise-one rare glass cage from old
Venice, and finally. the rarest OF all, a
curious little Delft cage. one OF the only
three known to be I'm existence Some
non ni,I,,, IN The atmosphere OF this rather
'ihu tIleeilSSS TOoln-Cmpty but
Tor these hfeless and voiccless cages,
Mary Chatwood regained courage
Now. John" she began, you might
Just as well part with some of these
cages. They are of no use up here. They
are not even very beautiful, stored as
they are, and We have all we need for
ornament down stairs. Some OF these
cost lot OF money and should bring
enough to pay for our Journey. / won't
say word about the copper and bottles
and other things. They are all beautiful,
and we have place for them. But these
cages-of course. they are pretty and. In
teresting, too. in their way-but they
simply fill up this room to no special
purpose. and you've a lot in the garrct
besides. ] didn't know you had 40 many
until | went up there yesterday. m quite
sure hadn't seen some OF them before"
Chatwood did not find words at once.
When he did he said:
Mcbbe | have one OF two YOU haven't
seen, Perhaps you were out when they
came in. | guess thought you wouldn't
care for them very much
But do care. John. L care for them
a great deal. and especially, as I know
you care. Only, we have got TO take that
trip, John, and f IL means 10 sell some
thing, then let il DO the cages"
II don't know ms they'll bring their
haven't begun 40 much on bird cages as
they have on old copper, and such things.
OF course. some day-mebbo when
I'm
Never mind about some day It's now
we're going to take that trip. John II
you can get anything for them at all
what Won paid or oven lcsS-lct them 20.