Lost Chords — Noble Nolcox

The intense confrontations of Wralph Wright's life are related to his passion for music. This fervor results in artistic and political clashes in his native state, Illinois, later in New York City, and again in Illinois. Most of the people involved in these interactions are ones whose motives and behaviors are complex and diabolical. The mayor of Wralph's small town of Rollins is as treacherous as any big city Boss. Maestro Selitsky, Captain Merrivale, and Judge Stoner, despite their acclaim, are small-minded, vain tyrants.