and, or riding
across the South African veldt, he is always quick to recognise the
face of an old schoolboy, or the Carthusian colours in a necktie.

The estimation in which Charterhouse holds Baden-Powell may be seen in
the result of a "whip round" for the hero besieged in Mafeking--nearly
a hundred and forty cases of useful goods. These cases contained, among
other things, 962 lbs. of tobacco, 1200 cigars, 23,000 cigarettes, 640
pipes, 160 dozens of wine and spirits, seven cases of provisions, 490
shirts, 730 "helmets," 1350 pairs of socks, and 168 pairs of boots. In
addition to this over L1000 was raised by Old Carthusians to be sent
out in its own useful shape.

Popularity such as this has been justly earned. Baden-Powell's record
as a Carthusian will, as we have seen, bear looking into, and though
the old school may boast of more brilliant scholars and more
world-wide names on its roll, I do not think it has ever sent into the
world a more useful all-round man, a more intrepid soldier, a more
upright gentleman, and a more loyal son. And one knows that there is
no British cheer so likely to touch the heart of Baden-Powell when he
returns to England as the great roar which will assuredly go up in
Charterhouse when this Old Boy comes beaming into the Great Hall.

CHAPTER V

THE DASHING HUSSAR

When Baden-Powell turned his back on Charterhouse it was with the
intention of proceeding to Oxford. Professor Jowett, who, by the bye,
was the godfather of Baden, begged our hero to pay him a visit as soon
as he left school, and when on this visit the Master heard that B.-P.
could only spare two years for Oxford, he said, "Then Christ Church is
the college for you, because at Balliol I like each man to remain
three or four years, and go in for honours finally." So Ste made plans
for going to Christ Church, was examined, accepted for the following
term, and Dean Liddell arranged about rooms for him in the House. But
ere B.-P. went up, an Army examination came on, and, "just for fun,"
up went our indefatigable hero with a light heart and no other thought
in his mind than the determination to do his level best. The result
of this happy-go-lucky entrance for examination was the unlooked-for
success of our "unbruised youth with unstuffed brain," who passed
second out of seven hundred and eighteen candidates, among whom, by
the way, were twenty-eight University candidates. As a reward for his
brilliancy, B.-P. was infor