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222 Y«, Mr. DeMitte It was secretly hoped DeMille would forget the Virgin Mary story; the producer was of no such a mind, He wrote Father Lord of the change in plans on Queen of Queens ("and, incidentally, I think I have won everyone over to this title"), adding that he would start on the Biblical picture following completion of Reap. He further told the priest he planned the story of a Mother who gave Her Son for the cause of humanity "as so many mothers in England and France are doing today The love of mother for son and son for mother is perhaps the purest emotion of which our mortal consciousness is capable. There have been many stories of motherhood that have been success- ful on the screen, and the story of the greatest of all Mothers should be the most successful." He disclosed he would have a treatment ready for discussion with the priest in the early fall. "Do you expect to come this way about that time? If not, I shall seek you." DeMille, an ox for work, personally swarmed over every detail of Reap the Wild Wind, at the same time supervising the progress of the Virgin Mary story. The first draft was being written by brother Bill. Kinship did not alter the usual uneasy DeMille-writer relationship. He had notified Bill that it was up to him to put it down on paper, and that he, Cecil, would outline the story, as well as its mood .and temper. Bill would submit his material as he wrote it, then sit back to wait for the explosion. Rarely did he wait in vain. But he was a person of enduring nature and unfailing good humor, and so patiently rode out each storm. In June 1940, Cecil telephoned Bill—it was the day before the start of shooting on Reap the Wild Wind-to report his first reactions to Bill's preliminary draft of the story. Close at hand, a secretary took down what Cecil said, and kter sent a copy of the conversation to Bill for his guidance. DeMille's comments ran in part: