The Newark journal., 1908-08-14
Continued from last week.)
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The browning desire in
the life of old Baumgartner a Penn
sylvania German is to obtain possession
of the beautiful meadow which lies just
between Baumgartner,s property and the
railroad station. The property in question
inherited by Sarah Pressed. very
pretty and athletic young girl and be-
longed solely to her. But old Baumgart-
ner had longed for II SO many years and
endeaVored to purchase it from Sarah's
father so many times that the property
became known "Baumgartner's
yearn. At the vieinage gatherings on
the porch of the store old Baumgart-
ner always declared that the property
would some day be his At length Baum
GARNER came to realize that his only
hope of obtaining the properly would be
through the marriage of his son Sephen-
ijah TO Sarah Pressed In a mock auction
rseffy" as ,sephenijah z. Bagmgartner
Jr., is popularity known, is ratified off by
his father to Sarah for 81.
CHAPTER II-'Seffy" is a meek. slow
going youth, who is never first in the
race for anything. lie is fair haired, do
Gle, always led by his father. Of rather
angelic disposition is he--d gentle and
kind youth who seems to not understand
anything about strife and competition.
Thus he appears utterly incapacitated to
win in any contest of love or life. Sarah
Pressed is quite tie opposite Of 5efy. Her
hair is nearly red. She is all life and ami
NATION and can Jump fences Ike q Wild
colt and she is grace and color itself. Her
one fault is a very high temper. Baum
gartner gives Seify some lessons In court
ship.
CHAPTER III-Sefy dons his stove
pipic hat and prepares te go sit up with
Sarah. Haumsauner has caused himself
TO be appointed guardian of Sally.
CHAPTER IN.-Sefy shows his first
spark of animation. lie is unable to re-
sist the fascinating WltCherics of Sally
and he kzsSeS her. 1t WIS the first kiss
he had ever known But Seffy was not
the first man TO know the pleasures of
kissing Sally Size promises him. how
ever that sine will never again kiss any
man but him.
CHAPTER ZN.-San Fritz drunken
grocery olerlS-old Baumgartner calls
him a molaSses Taper calls on Sally
and interrupts the kissing They go into
the paflof ana beSln slttlhs up con.
test IN accordance with the customs Of
the place and the time, the enc who is
defeated ia such contest is unworthy
the hand Of the girl Seffy goes to sleep
and begins snoring Sally leaves the
tlemen.
CHAPTER Wisely tells his father of
his humiliation Of how sam Fritz had
pasteboafd tumbs one bearing the in
keripuon: "aephenijah T. Baumgartner.
Jr. Went TO his rest June 10. 1871. in the
10Th year of his age. Gone not. but For
got Read backwards"
CHAPTER Wisely and Sally meet
at the Poison spring. She urges hIm TO
father advises Seffy te take Sally home
from church.
CHAPTER VIII.-This would be the
crucial test. according to the custom of
the times. which often meant disgrace
or even murder and suicide. 1t was the
rule in such "A test that the one whose
arm the girl accepted when leaving the
church would be the favored sutor, and
the rejected one WAS diSgraced and must
leave town or triumph over his opponent
by force. Seify breads the church ordeal.
CHAPTER IX.-The church is crowded
in expectancy of the enactment of the
romance and a crowd awaits without.
Seffy takes up his position outside thI
door TO wait for the services To end and
for Sally 10 come out. Sally appears,
radiant in her expectancy. She walks
down the steps alone. and on down the
walk alone. Sun Seffy hesitates. Alone
she walks nearly 10 The gate while her
face burns with the humiliation. Then
Sam takes Saily's arm. She says: 4 am
satisfied and Sehy is left ia disgrace
to be held up TO the ridieule and scorn
of the NieinaRe.