My Mother — Page 45
Devoted Mother 45 making me an allowance he made me the recipient, custodian, and admin istrator of his income, and subject to drawing upon me for fulfilment of his obligations never asked me for an account. I was free to spend as much upon myself as I might choose. This was a most generous dispensation, and I took care not to take undue advantage of it. was well content with the arrangement. Even after I moved to Lahore and my father wound up his practice and settled at Qadian, his income from his property was remitted to me, and he drew upon me for whatever he needed to meet his requirements and obligations. He still never asked for an account, but I kept an account and never had occasion to utilise any portion of the reserve for my personal needs. On one occasion he asked me why did I not buy a car, for he was sure I could easily pay for it, meaning I could utilise his reserve for the purpose. To gratify him I purchased a very good car, and by Allah’s grace did not have to draw on the reserve. On his death, the reserve was treated as part of his estate. Under my father’s tutelage, I made good progress in the prac- tice of the law, and he was pleased at being complimented by judges and magistrates on my performance in court. But I was not com pletely satisfied with district courts practice. I felt that there was something lacking. Perhaps there was not enough of an intellectual challenge. Whatever the reason, I took advantage of a chance that offered itself of moving to Lahore at the end of August 1916, in the capacity of Assistant Editor of Indian Cases, which was at that time the only Law Journal that reported selected Judgments of all Superior Indian Courts, and Judgments of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeals from India.