The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-23

II was my sister who was RESPONSE
BILE for CHAMBER RAGS engagement at
Highclim Moor School
She burst into my consulting room
one morning In July In her usual
breathless fashion.
Rex has won his scholarship" she
exclaimed. Isn't It splendid? DR..
Seerson says he has done awfully well.
leit i must run up to town at once
and tell you"
Rex is my nephew and godson. I
ouIy expressed my qualification at his
success. He Is a nice. bright lad who
~ going TO make his mark.
he will go up TO Cambridge In
october continued Rex's mother,
Win becoming pride in the growing
Importance OF her first-born. 1T
makes me feel quite old to think that
l snah soon have a son at college; it
seetns only the other day the child
was In the nursery. But what
4 reilly came about Is this: Speech
DAY is on the z7th. The school has
done remarkably well in all sorts of
ways-sports. scholarships and dis
functions Of every kind; DR.. Searson
says II Is quito a record year, and he
~ very keen on securing a big gather
laS OF parents and friends on the
zfoh. And as IL Is Rex's last term.
ana ne will be one Of the heroes of
the day. the boy II particularly anx-
isus that as his oaly uncle and god
rather you should be present Now.
win you promise to run down to us
Tor the weekend. and 1 will motor
ysu ever TO HishcliR Noor7"
looked through my engagement
book and found there was nothing to
keep me in town MOreover-althouEh
speech Day festivities did not greatly
attrSct me-after long. unbrOken
spell Of work in the sultry London
summer. the prospect Of a few DAVIS
blow on the Surrey hills was a tempta-
uon L could not resist. I nodded my
acquteGcence In Cecilia's proposal.
Wen. then" said my sister, that
settles request number one. Now I
come to the second favor want to
ask. You see. this will be rather
Rexs show. and should like to mark
II specially In some way. There is to
be an Old Boys cricket match in the
afternoon; tea at s: the regular
speech Day business from $3.50 to z.
And then thought If We could only
get our friend Chanler Rao to come
down and give an exhibition, it would
De something quite fresh and Just
what the boys would enjoy. ] pro
posed II TO DR.. Searson and promised
10 bear all the expenses. and he
thought It a most happy idea for con-
Guiding the day. and was very CRATE
ful for the offer. And now 1 want
you TO prevail upon Mr.. Chanler to
come"
mentioned that RAGS fee for these
private engagements out Of town was
very high one.
Il don't mind that at all" nv sis
ter replied. You see. ones eldest son
does not take n big scholarship every
DAY and one can afford TO be a bit
extraVngant on such an occasion. Be
SIDES, you know, It is just the sort Of
thing that the boys will appreciate.
and IL will turn that rather tiresome
and duh Speech Day program into
something really interesting. So please
do send of = messenger to Chanler
tao at once, and let me wait here for
his reply"
So l wrote a hurried note and des-
patched Jenkins with IL to CHAMBERS
rooms in Ophir Street. Then 1 turned
Gssie into the drlwing-room. so that
1 might resume my interviews with
patients.
My sisters visit had rather upset my
timetable and caused a temporary
block in the waiting-room; I was kept
busilv employed for the next hour.
But as the clock struck twelve my
messenger returned with Chambers re-
ply. He wrote that he was already
booked for the 27th, but would at
once cancel his engagement so rs to
be free to accede to my reQucst-the
slightest wish OF his noble preserver
being equivalent In his eyes to a royal
command. 1 might therefore count on
his appearance without fail at High
cliff Moor on the date named. SO l