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NANCY

I WISH YOU BOYS WERE BETTER BEHAVED --- WHY DON'T YOU JOIN

THE BOY SCOUTS AND LEARN

A LITTLE

POLITENESS?

I'M ENGAGED

TO A MAN WHO USED TO BE A BOY SCOUT --- AND HE'S A REAL

GENTLEMAN!

Goodbye, Mr Chips

From the Novel by

JAMES HILTON

Adapted from the M.-C.-M. Picture by LEBBEUS MITCHELL,

Friday.

HONGKONG TELE GRAPH

ENGAGED

January 19, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH, SLUGGO --- HOW ABOUT YOU JOINING THE

BOY SCOUTS?

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AFTER five more years, Chips himself was ready to retire as

a master at Brookfield School.

Ralston, the Headmaster, and Chips's fellow instructors

gave him a farewell supper in the school dining hall.

Sir John Colley presided at the high table at which sat the other Governors and the faculty. Below them the whole school was assembled.

Ralston was concluding his address on the occasion; "Five years ago this summer, when I was new to Brookfield, I ventured to suggest to Mr. Chipping that it was time for him to retire. I was as new as that He waited, smiling, for the laughter to subside. "Well, we know each other better now. Mr. Chip- ping's loyalty has been equal to my every demand.

even persuaded him to replace the venerable garment that had become another Brookfield tradi tion."

Renewed laughter interrupted him. "To-day no one regrets more sincerely than I do that he finally feels himself compelled to...er= |********* take my hint. I invite you all

to join me in n luast: To Chips of Brookfield!"

The tonst was drunk ju silence, followed by three rousing cheers in which those at the high table were as vociferous as the pupils themselves.

For two-score years, Chipping. "Chips," has been Master

in Brookfield School for boys.

Shy and diffident, he had been unable to make friends with the boys until his marriage, at the age of 40, to the young and beautiful Kathie Ellis.

She died in child-birth, and Chips, humanised by her influence, for, the next 20 years won and kept the friendship and affection of the boys, but he was old-fashioned in his methods, rather slovenly in his dress, and the new Head- master suggested that he retire on pension.

He refused and the Board of Governors upheld him-ho. -could-romain at Brookfield until he was a hundred. if he

wished, they told him,

When it was

that half of the masters-here-fight. Every one of them has have joined up and the sub-done his best to join the army. stitutes are a pretty dreadful We take no man unless he has Bot."

done that. Can you imagine "I know. It's difficult-""" their humiliation when it boy doing "And now the Head wants to despises them for not

power?

When seats had been resumed, Wainwright, 19, captain of the school, got nervously to his feel. "We all know." he began heaitantly, that Mr. Chippingța. retirement is great loss to Brookfield, but we hope that he will have many long and happy. years. I'm not going to tell Mr. Chipping what we paid for the

all over the "Helen's a Canadian girl- present because that's rude. Headmaster strolled with Chips hasn't had time to make many go himself. Ralston's only 39, things beyond their But I believe he'd like to know out to the iron gate. "Glad you friends over here, She could you know, and it's unfair to hold Remember that I am one of that every boy in the school sub won't be too far away," he ob have lived with my father while him. We had a meeting of the them. I'm Headmaster because scribed to it and every sub-served.

I'm away-but, of course, you Governora last night and came to every man fit to be Headmaster scription was collected without force of any kind."

"If you need me any time...heard about that."

a decision. If you feel equal to is fighting in France, I'm a tem- "I shan't hesitate....And-er "Yes," nodded Chips, thinking it. Chips, will you come back?"porary officer risen from the Applause and laughter broke

"Me?"

ranks." you write that of Sir John. "Mr. Chipping, we want Chips, when

exclaimed Chips, in- you to accept this little token of book of yours remember that, in "When the firm went anush," credulously.

"I didn't know that about the esteern from the boys of Brook-addition to all these boys you continued Peter, "other people "Yes. There's no man living masters, I'm sorry; sir. I'll re- field. It's meant to keep biscuits taught, you managed to teach were ruined, too. It was the who knows the school like you member now, sir."

something to at least one Head thought of that that-killed him, do. We'd like you to take over. master. Goodbye." :

So, you see, Helen's going to be the Headship and hold the fort: jrather lonely while I'm out until the war's over."

I say, this is an "The the Headship?" Chips awful thing to ask you.

was so astonished that he stam- AS he approach. "Please, go on," urged Chips.mered.

out.

in,"

WAINWRIGHT handed to

Chips They shook hands warmly and there. ".

the oak biscuit separated.

box. handsomely trimmed with sil

vor mountings. Amid loud cheers

and shouts, the Captain sat down, and Chips, greatly touch-

ed, arose and bowed to him.

"Mr. Wainwright, boys of

"Yes,"

said Chips, after a

ed Mrs. Wickett's, "She's going to live at Char "Will you, Chips ?” Chips heard news.borough-the kid will soon be a boys crying: "Ex-year old....I'm just wondering, breathless pause. "I'll come," tral Extra! Aus- Chips, whether you'd run over trian Archduke as-once in a while to see her-it's sassinated!"

not far. I'd feel terribly happy

if there were someone she could

WHEN Chips re- turned to his rooms at Mrs. Wic- kett's

So, at last, dream- Chips's and Kathie's dream i for him was ful-i Alled: he was Headmaster of Brookfield.

TO-MORROW "Goodbye"

Three Mon Meet In

London To

KEEP 34

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YEARS' TRYST

HONOURING a tryst made, 34

Brookfield, I am afraid Wain- Then came the war which con- see now and then." wright has been guilty of ex-trary to Chip's prediction that aggerating in speaking of my it would last but a few weeks, services to the school, but then continued year after year until he comes of an exaggerating many of the boys just out of

One of the first of the un- he found pleasant duties that confronted family. F've seen a good many Brookfield, and then others who changes at Brookfield. I

Henderson and Co-him, as Head was to cane a boy re- had not finished the course, en- member so much that I some listed and went to France to

lonel Morgan, two who had placed tacks in the The of the Board of Governors, wait-chair of a new and young mas- times think I ought to write a face mutilation and death. book. What should I call it? roll of Honour at Brookfielding to see him.

[ter. 'Memories of Rod and Lines"?" | grew longer and longer as the "You're a fine one, Chips," "Sit down," said. Chipa. "I Laughter and checra, cries of second your rolled into the third Henderson greeted him, shaking want to know why you do this "Yes!" and "Hear! Hear!".inter- and the third into the fourth. hands. "You retire because sort of thing."

years ago, three men met on the steps of St. rupted the speech.

Paul's The younger masters enlisted, you're too old, and spend the

"I do it because. the whole Cathedral recently, linked arms, "I may

write it one day," and then some of the older ones: whole day running about the Chips.continued. "I may forget Brookfield was short of masters, school!"

crowd of maaters here are a lotsang "Auld Lang Sync." lof weak-kneed One day Peter Colley slipped Chips, shook hands with Co. They're not in the army because employed ai Dr. Barnardo's Homes, some things, but I'll never forget

women t Originally, eight young men, -all your faces. I remember you into the pew in the Chapel where louel Morgan, and Henderson they're not fit to be, or too old agreed to meet at St. Paul's twenty as you are now! In my mind Chips remained seated after a continued: "Morgan's you remain boys, just as you are service in memory of those chairman of the Governors, in back on us by being tuppenny were there, the others had

to be or too frightened. And they got years hence, this evening....Well, I mustn't Brookfield boys who had sacrl-place of poor old John Colley." tyrants."

When that any arrived, only four dford, go on all night. Although I am ficed their ilves on the field of "Yes, poor old Sir John... I

two in the Great War. resigning, I shall still be near the battle.

just saw his boy, Peter. Won't

Since that meeting, the reunion school. I shall live at Mrs.. "Collby!" whispered Chips, you sit down?"

has been un minunt event. Wickett's house, just opposite extending a welcoming hand, A short silence fell, and then You'll need discipline from your Mr. J. 3. Duerden, who is nearly 70. That day, one of the four survivors, the Main Arch. Remember mo "I wanted to see you. I'm off Colonel Morgon said: "We're men and to get that you must and lives at Upminster, was unable somatimes....I shall always ro for France on Friday. You going to give you a shock, Chips, knew what discipline means to make the journey... mumber you Hale olim know I got married last year." so you'd better hang on to your You despise the masters here *mominisse juvabit-I need not, "I know, Colley. I'm very chair. We're going to be in a because they're not young the Rev. J. P. Goodenough, Mr. H. J.

Those who kept the tryst translate."

glad."

bad: holé next term. You know enough or strong enough to Artiss and Mr. W. E. Horn.

old

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