in not more than 100 words describe how Michael got a chance of winning miss Vezzis' hand in marriage
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The 'love' in 'His Chance in Life' is that between Michele d'Cruze, who "looked down on natives as only a man with seven-eighths native blood in his veins can" and Miss Vezzis, similarly "from across the Borderline" "where the last drop of White blood ends and the full tide of black sets in".
D'Cruze works as a telegrapher, and Miss Vezzis' Mamma won't let them marry till he earns at least 50 rupees per month: he has 35 rupees a month at the start of the story.
One day in the Muslim period of Mohurrum, the locals start a riot, with Hindus and Muslims joining in: "It was a nasty little riot, but not worth putting in the papers." An angry crowd approaches Michele's office with the intention of wrecking it.
The Native Police Inspector panics but obeys "the old race-instinct which recognizes a drop of White blood as far as it can be diluted", asks "the Sahib" for orders.
"The Sahib decided Michele." He leads the native police and fires on the crowd, killing a man, whereupon the others flee "curs to a man". A deputation of the locals claims he has acted unconstitutionality, citing the Sub-Judge. Michele replies that he is the effective Government, and the deputation "bowed their heads".
The next day, Michele greets the Sub-Collector. "[I]n the presence of this young Englishman", Michele loses the effect of whiteness and weeps, to his shame.
"But the Englishman understood", reports Michele's conduct favorably, through the Proper Channels, and he is transferred back 'up-country' on a salary of 66 rupees per month. So he marries Miss Vezzis. "Which proves that when a man does good work out of all proportion to his pay, in seven cases out of nine there is a woman at the back of the virtue."