The sun., 1916-11-12
UNORcHESTRATED.

As a boy Richard Rand suffered an
impairment OF hearing which was
destined to influence his whole life.
He found himself to a large extent
untitled for the society of other lads.
He could not enjoy their whisperings
OF share their mischief. None wanted
to have much to do with a fellow who
couldn't catch half you said. and like
as not caught the other half wrong.
He was very nearly useless In games.
Besides, he had the queerest way OF
looking straight at you as II he
guessed what you were thinking. W.
II he didn't, or couldn't. hear what
you were saying.
The deaf hoy found the companion
ship Of his playmates painful. He
withdrew more and more into himself.
He developed a love Of reading. pic
lures and music. When he was with
people he studied their faces with
anxious care. Sometimes he could
pierce the mask. sometimes he could
not. When he did he was often cut
by the carelessness, Indifference and
inslnoerity he frequently detected.
Rand went away to school and then
W. 'i't u NdF- az ~ ne WtIt FIJI
cascd In a shell. Not many persons
broke through the barrier imposed by
his infirmity. He dwelt for the most
part in his own world. This was q
region spacious and peacefully serene.
II was peopled with figures Of the
past. They were men and women Of
history or fction-heroee, dcmigods.
scoundrc!s. thieves, martyrs. poets.
knights and peasants. They moved
about to the accompa niment OF Bee
thoven and medieval c%hansons. OF
Chopin and Palestrina and a host
singing:
FARES. Lord Jesus.
Ruler Of all nature .
fair are the meadows,
Fairer still the woodlands
Robtd In the blooming gath OF spring
Jesus IL fairsr.
Jesus L. purer.
Who makes the woful heart 30 .ins'
The naive and joyous echoes Of tho
song sung by the followers Of Peter
the Hermit. Godfrey 81 Bouillon and
Richard the Lion Heart struck u deep
note IN Richard Rand's soul.
VI the ~ twenty-nine he had u"-
come "a composer of music. His work
showed distinct promise. Severa.
sonatds received discerning praise.
His first symphony was performed by
the leading orchestra of America and
was acclaimed a little masterpiece.
II was based on American melodies,
with the exception Of the andante.
which had for its motif the Crusaders
Hymn. The fermentation Of the
work was particularly fine. There could
he no doubt OF Rand's talent. .
sitting n Few feet away from tho
players Rand listened 10 their r.ndi-
ton u the symphony. After the ap-
pause had ended. and az he left the
stage. he glanced up at one ii the
boxes. Seated in the front " II vas
u " girl of great beauty. She
looked down at Rand and smiled.
The smile revealed {, others than
Rand what only Rand with his rigid.
~s.lf-imposed training had perceived
from the m he met her. II re-
vealed the sincerity. the sympathy NJ
a great nature. She was one ~ the
frw persons Rand had met in all his
he who had stood his searching tests.
and she was the only one he had ever
loved.
The composer slipped into the dark
.ncd wings. For a a hatred
oi his iniirm!ty. which forbade him
To think ~ her. swept over him In a
tremendous surge of feeling. As he
stood there he noticed that he caught
only the mclodlc notes OF the piece
the orchestra had started. The COM
parisun to his own life struck him
with deadly force. II would he his
fate through ali the wears that should
he vouchsafed him To have To supply
his " harmonics- beautiful and
glorious. incommTnicahle. and audible
t. himself alone.