Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-26
Kindling a
Flame
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS

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WHEN the door had closed behind
w the retreatlng form of Helena
Derby. her calm, unrutlIed person.
allty still fingered In the studio. Il
enraged her famous music master.
Some Of the more lucid sputtcrlngs
detached themselves from the chaos
and formed into the semblance of that
raging In the Masters mind.
GLORIOUS Organ--mechanlcal us a
wooden doll-glaclal-no warmth
no nothing but exquIsitely toned vocal
chords used with cautious intelligence
and mnsterly technique. Bah Like
flower without SCENT Beautiful
face with no brains behind It-that's
what her voice Is like"
On and on the Master ragged
"lf were younger man I'd put
some fire into that voice II | had to
break her heart to do 1t. I'd show
her which Is the greater power--in.
tellect or love-"
A fire must be kindled. Love and
passion must enter and create havoc
In that superb calm of Helena's voice.
The Master decided that his adopted
son, Jim Carsake, was the man to
klndie the fire.
That young giant with his magniii-
cent voice and the physique and bear
Ing of Il Greek god could bring most
any woman to his feet. He was one
Of those fortunate or unfortunate men
whom women adore. The Master had
brought him up from poverty-strlcken
boyhood and placed him among the
great operate baritones of the day.
That evening, while they were smok.
Ing their after-dinner cigar in the
studio, the Master preached his sub
ject.
"Jim-l haven't asked many big
favOrs of you-have II"
''It's been all the other way round,
dad" responded Jim warmly, the deep
regard he held for the Master shining
in his eyes. you've done everything
in life for me-everything good"
"And now I'm going to ask you to
do something good for me-but it's
mostly for the good Of another" The
Master paused moment. 81 want
.vnu m hrpak a Uoman'a haorfD
"DodIn Thon s,or,Iod s,Ionoo
,oI,oyyod s,Ienco In which Tim trled
to sense Joke underlying the Mas
tors words ana fonnd nono 0put dod
what for9 Isn,t q a M cruol-to
hrn,k n heort-"
"Ordlnarlly-yes," interrupted the
Master "In this case It means the
rrod,c,,o ~ n .ocond po,tJ-o ,roo,
sIncor have nunil with n mas.
nGcon, organ In har tbroot---oIorIous
no,yor-ene ronoo mt che s,ngo with
hor brain Tharo,s M yorn,h no
a foto, Iock opd-vou know n she's
GOT 10 Ioorn what love Is-orrrerIno ~
nocossorv"
"pw, who, ohor, of,orwordsw
"AStorwordsI RohI what docs I,
onornt ,op what doos human sufror.
Inc moan - wo mt a socond patti ON
.,o ~an.tio -, ao,,, ,Iou,,n1,
r., ,,on 70 otornoI hoiobts- -tbot,s ,ybot
I, ,,oonsp
lin, understood Cor ho hod thot
nrrcoIoss OH, 90 svmnotbv iust whot
,,,a ,Ioa,or ,,ontod 10 ho,a, % horI
his forces I'm order 10 throw his nil
into the compoIgn.
Tbe onero season wos In fuII swing
IN Now York On thot Corsloke was
h,nnIIv domIcIIed with tbe Master
The meetinp therefore between
IInlepn Derby and the idol of the
operotIc world was soon ACCOMPLISHED
wore tbev sill failed to SEQ the flame
thot loaned into fine dentbs NJ Ueleno's
calm groom prov owes when she saw
tho man etondlnc hesIde ber Mastcr in
,hs s,udlo and ornIn WHOM sho felt ber
,,,nd ,oinnod In Tim, NJ CorsIoke As
shn vI,hdrew ber fingers from bIs
,i,,,, tim g,iumer ~ a emilia goehed
ocrnss ber Inns
81 mare waited long INDEPENDENTLY
FIR This measure" she said very
.,fdv "-I-"S Tben a IIttIe ouiver
bro,,e the ouIet of her voice. 81 have
hnncd for months for lust one little
.on,-hore I'm This studio with inst nv
holnvod Nostor nnd- me-for audi.
opce"
Tho u,st.r con,h, swift breotb
IN, boort noundod in hIs hreost with
shoor loo ITO Lne,y tho, HE GIRL NJ
,ho oron, ,nico h,d hoon living I'm 4,
,IroinoI sholI -, roservn untII sucb
,,n'o os ehe shou,d c,me ,oco IN face
with linn corsIoke Deem in fine great
heart NJ uelenn Derby Inv This won.
dorfm tbIne called 1--we. hidden ana
sbieIdod From I'm. eves ~ tbe world.
rho Moster could have went teors
NJ Inv Instead no look ouicl,lv ot hIs