Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-17
Owing to Circumstances.
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BY Florence M. Bailey.

THERE were three of them in the
l playing of the little comedy--or
tragedy. She-the first she" the one
most concerned-was dark-eyed and
lissome and altogether lovable, with
a name Enthusiastically Irish and a
voice that was as absolutely country
born"
Frcwin, being very much Of n
griffin" did nor hear this defect until
it was explained to him later by the
usual well intentioned feline creature
and then it was u little too late-fOr
Rose.
Meanwhile he had liked it; there is
n certain note of appeal in the accent
when the speaker, who is also young
and pretty, is pointing out to you the
SHOWS and the various peaks, and tell.
ing you to ride rather slowly down
that narrow track, because for new
N it is somewhat risky, and
then takes it herself at a gallop, which
displays alike her perfect form and
perfect riding.
Frewin, town-brcd and hardly
across a saddle until hec came to India,
looked upon the girl who could do
this thing, with the edge of the khud
(the descending side of a mountain
road) breaking with each thud of her
pony's hoofs, as something superior
even tn himself, which was about the
highest compliment he could pay.
Pitchforked into the G. S., with very
little knowledge of the world in gen
eral and none whatever of India in
particular, he had come out to be u
small spoke in the great govern
mental machine. lIappily--or other
wise-.depends upon the point of view
canoe even when posted to the Nara
station, which was a far cry from
Simla and the upper ranks OF the
heaven born.
His almighty egotism, plus his SUI
perb ignorance of the small change
of life and the ways of the world.
caused his bearer to name him, within
the second days service, when detail
ing Frcwin to a select audience Of
friends, the "Chota burra sahib" (the
small great mastery, while the other
c. S. men, with finer irony, had dubbed
him the Sub ianta" GALL knOwing);
which, not knowing, Frewin went on
his way, fulfilled his duties with a
thoroughncss almost priggish in so
young a boy, and occupied his spare
hours riding with Miss Rowan-"Rose
Mary"-it reminded him OF converts
and sweet simplicity and things like
that-and at u later stage he wrote
some scrappy verses to her rs MY
Rosemary" without apology to
Rossctti.
Besides the dark eyes, the bright
face that surely changed some twenty
times a minute, the gravely gay TEN
per, there was nothing Irish about
Rose. She had never been home
that great journey which softens
the lot of even the country bred.
Her father had been n typical regi
ment doctor, who died as he hat
lived, very gay and very poor. A
sister, married to a wealthy trades
man of Lucknow, who came up t.
Nara Hills for the hot weather, wal
Roses guardian and supporter.
It may be placed to Frewin's credit
that the knowledge of Miss Rowan
monetary position, common propert.
in the narrow little station, did no
influence him; he wac a rather care
full young man, and still! suffering
from the effects Of having been to-
well brought up, but he was not mer
ccnary. Moreover, 40 the cynics O
NJ "A would remark, there was NJ
elderly brother-in-law, with man.
-mnecs and no children.