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January 17, 1940.
By Ernie
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Don't let unpleasant laxatives cause tears and tantrums. •
They Drank A. Toast To The Future
During the 20 years that, as a bachelor, he had been a master at Brookfeld School Chipping had not been able to get on friendly terms with the boys. But, after a walking trip in the Tyrols where he had met (and later married) Katherine Ellis, a transformation was worked in him.
ONE night, when Chips was on dormitory inspection, as
"the "lights out" bell rang, Kathic accompanied him
to the door.
"Chips," she said, and
paused. Then, with mock
daring,
she continued:
"Cough a little before you
APRIL
Goodbye. Mr Chips
From the Novel by
JAMES HILTON
Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Picture by
LEBBEUS MITCHELL,
FOOLS' DAY
come to No. 11, will you?”--| back and put an end to the some day, just as I'm sure one
"Kathie-why?" he asked
with instant suspicion of
her wiles,
"Well, Jones Minor got a tuck-box from home to-day
"Is it?" "Kathie,
feast
mas
now."
"It's all right," snid strange, dend voice that came from Chipping's lips.
"But, Chips, there's no need "He was silent as he watched the stricken man descend the stairs with dragging footsteps, Chips was not even aware of the pathetic figure of Nellie who fenuli scarcely see him through her tears. Mechanically he got this hat and left the house.
"Chips is coming; take your xents." Martin warmed his classmates. They watched Chips enter and go slowly to his desk jwithout speaking, without look-
ing at them.
THEIR gleeful anticipation of the April Fool joke) turned to puzzle. ment: Chips did not appear even to see the letters on He took up a book, then put it down. Martin stood up.
his desk.
"Please, sir, there are a lot of letters for you."
Chips looked up, frowning aa though in an effort to concen- trate.
"Er-thank you, Martin," he said vaguely, took up one of the letters, opened it, drew out a blank sheet of paper, looked at it, opened another.
The boys writhed in the seats, some stuffed handkerchiefs into their mouths to keep from laughing outright. Chips drew the sheet of paper from the second envelope, looked at one side, turned it over, raised his eyes vaguely towards his class. "First of April, sir!" "April Fool, sirt" cried the boys.
Their laughter was beginning | to die away at Chips's strango lack of response to their joke, when a late comer quietly took his seat, and whispered some- thing to the boy in front of him;; that boy turned sharply to the next boy and whispered with an angry gesture that silenced the "April Fool, sir!" in his throat. Whispering_ran_from_boy_to They returned to the desk boy, from row to row, and the and stuck used stamps on the room became still as death. envelopes. One boy was pain- fully drawing a postmark in pencil across a cancelled stamp. "Bring the postmark across the letter," cautioned Martin. "Chips won't notice It. He'll
think they're really letters and open them to find only blank 29." sheets of paper."
CHIPS passed a hand across hist bewildered eyes,
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"Turn to puge Shocked, sympathetic, the boys got their books, opened "I don't see much in that," them quietly, hardly rustling a commented a fat lad,
page. "Martin, · will you bc- isn't explained Martin. "Chips' less voice of the master.
"That's the point-there's gin," continued the expression- see the joke. He's jolly good at Martin stood up und began secing jokes lately."
reading the Latin, translating CHIPPING'Sit line by line into stumbling DOCTOR OF THE OLD home seemed de-English, his voice choked, un-
SCHOOL serted, All was certain, faltering. quiet except for! Never once did Chips stop
day you'll be Head. I've been trying to make up my mind AT the Christ- which of the houses I'd like
holidays best." that year, the "Well, upon my word! The boys did not presumption of the woman seck avoid He chuckled as Kathic led him
to Chips, didn't you ever Chips; they made it a point to his chair by the fro have a dormitory feast when to tell him goodbye, wish him
"Imagine, Chips, Longhurst's you were a little boy?"
and his wife a Merry Christ-will have to be called 'Chippin's' His eyes twinkled at her.mas and to ask him to give "Well, I remember once-- Mrs. Chips such messages as well, well! And I do believe you Chippin's? I suppose 50. but that's entirely beside the that, "I'm going to bring meant it-that one day I'll be point."
her some silk-worms", "Ti Headmaster!" bring her a picture of my "My darling," said Kathie, sisterof the Mater, of ouruggling close, "you're a very I sometimes house, etc.
sweet person-and 11 very think you are trying to pullį
modest person. You have Brookfield down stone by And then Jenks, the school sorts of unexpected gift and porter, approached with a qualities, so unexpected that stone!"
Head. You keep surprising even me
were not for, her the message that
doctor.would seldom have anything monotonously more substantial to eat than on "Never
*blick afraid, window upon be
the stairway through the entire assignment. voels" nor would he ever remembe: left her, but when he opened
Kathie, helped by Nellie, the Chips, that you can't do any landing.
No other boy was called on to to put on his top-coat or change his the door of No. 11, where
At the bottom of the steps, recite. Chips maid, was, busily decorating a thing you've made up your mind
was not even
wel boots. the contents of the tuck-box Christmas tree in the sitting to, As long as you don't lose stood Kathie's little maid, Nel- following the text. were spread out in the cen- room when Chips came in with faith in yourself, you can go as lie, looking with white, far as you dream. Certainly shocked face. Her eyelids were tre of the bed, and the young a rush of excitement. occupants sat about in their "Kathie! Such news! They're you'll be Headmaster if you red and swollen. night attire, eyes shining, making me Housemaster! Long-want to." mouths open in alarm at thehurst's leaving, and the Hend's discovery of the forbidden offering me his house!" dormitory feast.
the
the
(Continited from 'Page 4.) monotonous him, help him through a difficult by Kirsty, who has the sharpest ticking of a grand passage or explain a new word,tongue and kindest heart in the dis father's clock. Alan obscure reference. Martin'strict. If
He was very solemn as he master wanted to see him. in his.
with them." She put her hand shaft of light streamed through voice went
Max Staefel came in a little later and they drank a toast to- "Darling! I'm so happy!" she gether to the future. cried, going into his arme and Chips just stared clear kissing him. "Not that it's across the room.
not act as though
any more that you deserve! It's He did lovely old house, and there's he saw most imposing library for you
either the feast nor the fear--and a green house with a
ful boys.
"Hum," he said as though
APRIL Fool's Day always brings certain licence to
school boys and
קוגן
A nurse came out of a second floor room and appeared, at the hend of the stairs, Nellie called in hushed, tearful voice: "Is it all right?"
"It's all over, Nellie. Mrs, Chipping
"And-and the baby, too?"
TO-MORROW REVOLT
SPARTAN SPORTSMEN
(Continued from. Page G.)
"He's waur than a balen," saya Kirsty, but there is a kind gleam in her eyes when she speaks. of the doctor, and there is no doubt that she thinics the world of him, àlthough he often says, with a smile, that he cannot call his sout his own when Kirsty is about.
How he manages to make a living we have long given up trying to guess, for most of his patients are poor, and as often ‘as not he deliber- ately forgets to send in his bill, Often, too, when he arrives at some poor cottage, he will produce from
The nurse did not trust her wing three-quarters, both with the his pocket a packet of len or some those at Brookfield self to speak; sho nodded and Union and the League.
thing that he knows is lacking, item
Hankow Rd., Kowloon.
ACCLAIMED!
Goodbye Mr. Chips
As the groat
ost picture
of any year! Dona
itriumph!
DONAT GOODBYE
ARCHIPS
GREER GARSON
"COMING SOON I
were no exception.abruptly disappeared, Nellie He went to England with the Wal-hla patient's cupboard. But he li grapevine, I think we should
In Chips's class-laid her head against the newel Jubies in 1808 and the Kangaroos in very indignant. If anyone tries to though it's a little gloomy as gathered. One hoy had just ing have lighter paint in the hall room several of the pupils were post and broke into soft weep 111. When his football days were thank him.
over, Russell became a State and "Nansenset "Noncerte" Ho дур to himself. "Thought it is-****
laid some letters on the monster's
Australian Rugby Languo velector, grufity. “Wall till I send in the bill," The bedroom door opened and and, at different times, when not en-But the bill never comes, and tho heard a noise. Must have
"Here! Here, not so fast!" desk when another rushed in Chips cumo out, But she continued: "but bursting with news, been the cat.
walking, goged upon those duties, coached the doctor often has to go without tobne- heavily, his eyes dazed and dead, be of the flub, and next manth will winters cont for more years than we "COMI
Newtown players. He is n life mem, co himself, and has not had a new! the bedrooma are lovely, and oh, "I say, have you heard the unable to realise that wife and go up for election for n almtlar can recall there's a little room at the head news? Chips is having n child wore both
In the New South Wales gone that honour
Some of his patients, however; of the stair. I always thought baby!"
Kathie's sweet, that would bo
repay him in kind. On more then sympathetic League. "Chips is?" queried Martin. He stopped for a moment, sory perfect
voice would never again wel- Charlle Russell to another. of the lone occasion he has been told that, "Mrs.
Chips, you fool " ex-come him home. The doctor rowing number of Rugby men to go "We'll be killin' the soo as une shaking his head sorrow- You always thought
fiineties in recent ye've cured - Wull's bronchitis... A through severo plained an older hoy,
followed him, touched his arm months. The altera arc makingham'il no' come amiss to yo, doctor," fully, thoroughly surprised gulped Chips, "but you could "Just like old Chips," com- gently,
good progres1, and it is to be sin The generat verdict of the country and shocked at his action, "But, of course, dear, I was have a baby on April Fool's common room. Someone else lenda will wish him a speedy re. He'll either kill ye, or etire y6...
mented Martin, "He would "I'll send a message to the corely hoped that "Doxer" will be slde in "lic's a ground: man, oor equally fortunate. Hii - DITAY' of doctor. Nae hauf-measures wi him. But not so shocked, as to go sure you would be Headmaster Day. Let's finish here.
can take your class.”
covery.
He went quietly out, clos- ing the door.
for a nur
hardly have expected—-”
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