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

wear. nor carry, 10 the theater-.Toh,
Shatwood sighed TO find that the wife
OF MS bosom elected to take the article
of apparel. which made IL necessary 70,
MIN TO secure the cage OIL credit and tc
| SIP IT Into the garrct surreptitiously by
| night. ~
But winter suits, opera capes and bom,
| parties were trivial and temporary needs
within Mary Chatwood's heart lay .
uream and a desire more vital and moro
| expensive than any OF these For a:
many as ten autumns she had planned :
Trip TO the Mediterrancan-to Rome an6
Naples; and the sunlit villages and Vine.
e!aa slopes OF Italy John Chatwood
had abetted these plans. once even to tho
point of selecting the steamer. but always
just at the critical moment certain events
mao occurred; some sale or other rare
opportunity TO add To his collections, and
the needed funds had gone for something
OF perhaps more permanent and increas-
ing value. but which seemed cold and
Gnsatisfying, and afforded but poor com
fort to the heart OF Mary Chatwood When
her Uncle Chester died, she had deter
mined TO use her share of the money foI
me me Me Mediterranean terrs trip. But Uncle
tied. There was property 10 be sold. and
year after year dragged by while the
end seemed no nearer. There came an
avowcd she would wait no longer, They
were going To Italy. she said about
Christmas time. If Uncle Chester $
money came they would use it. II not
the means
Chatwoods face grew long.
But you see. Mary. bought that
Then you can sell it again-either
that or something else. OF course, II
Uncle Chester's money had come Il
and / love it, Besides. il belonged once
10 Marie Antoinette--"
'Lets-let's look through what we've
got; Mary" he said. presently, without
Mrs. Chatwood regarded him with deep
sympathy, half relenting, Then she hard
ened her heart. Together they set out
TO look through their possessions, Often
before they had done this, though never
with the same purpose.
They began rather silently in the half
lit parlor where rare draperies hung close
about the walls and made the floor sound
less to their tread. Here and there from
among them, some ruddy copper vessel
sent. like gleam OF fire, Its deep and
changing glow, while in alcoves and cor
ners the rare and wonderful furniture
OF our forefathers was revealed In grace
full curve and simple line From the
ceiling and in the window arches some
Of the more decorative cages hung PEN
dent and along the mantel and above the
doors. or in curious corner inches and
cabinets. were displayed few OF those
marvellous bits Of glass. created when
which somehow have caught and held the
hues of "A thousand suns and summers,
TO give them back TO us now In million
matchless iridescent shades.
Mary Chatwood felt her courage weak
ening among these things, The impor-
tance of a winter voyage TO the Medi-
terranean seemed likely to dwlndle In the
contemplation of any part OF these as the
possible price; John Chatwood, too, was
thoughtful When he spoke. his voice
had a husky sound, and the words did
not come freely
81 suppose ] might sell one of-thc
blue Persians, Mary, klsansian has
made me q standing Offer of a thousand
for IT, You see, there are only those
two in the world, and he knows the price
will go up. OF course. when I'm gone
that Isl moan
Suppose We look through the dining
room, John
But in the dining room most Of the
things were really for use. with the en-
ception OF few cages and some copper
things there was little that Mrs. Chat
wood herself would have been willing 10
spare She led the way TO the base
ment stairs. where, below. In tho hall
and in the two rooms especially shelved
and fitted. were The greater portions OF
the splendid bottle and copper collec-
tions that were The pride of John Chat
woods heart and had made his name
familiar TO collectors everywhere. Chat
wood followed with the air of a man
going 20 receive sentence,
IT was dark in the basement. but sud-
denly Mary Chatwood touched n button
in the wall. and the place was flooded
with "A blaze OF electric light. Yet il
was not such light as may be found
IN The sploDdor of the ..iljed hotel. or