The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02
A ROMANCE
OF A
PENNSYLVANIA
FARM
SYNOPSIS.
JOHN LUTHER LONG
IlIusiz.ssons By Don Wilson

SYNOPSIS.
The crowning desire in the life of old
Baumgartner. a Pennsylvania German, is
to obtain possession Of the beautiful
gartncrs property and the railroad sta
tion- The property In question was In
hsTited by Sarah Pressed. very pretty
solely to her, But old Baumgartner had
longed for 1t so many. years and en-
father many times that the property
became known as "Baumgartner's
ss porss A. Of the ss ysnsss ap ea
always declared that the property WOULD
some day be his. Al length Baumgartner
obtaining the property would be through
the marriage OF his son sephenijah to
Sarah ssIbsaisb Presss In mock ssetloT
i fstSer 70 sarah % Tor s.. sseffy o is y meeR'
the race FOR ySa anytnlms He Is s fsir haired
docile, always led by his father. or a
rather angelic disposition is he-a gentle
stand anything about strife and compe-
tition. Thus he appears utterly incupaci-
life. Sarah Pressed is quite the opposite
Of Seffy. Her hair IL nearly red. She is
all life. and animation and can jump
fences like wild colt and she is grace
and color itself. Her one fault is very
high temper Baumgartner gives Seffy
stove pipe hat and prepares to go sit up
with Sarah. Baumgartner has caused
himself to be appointed guardian Of
nation He is unable to resist the fas-
cinating witcheries of Sally and he kisses
Sst sey ssa was not the ne rs an
to know the pleasures OF kissing Sally.
CHAPTER iv.-continued.
Il have never kissed no one but
mother" said seffy, who felt heinous.
Il don't know howl don't know what
made me do it--I couldn't help 1t. 1t
won't happen again"
Whereat Sally laughed and clung
about Seffys delighted neck and cried
to his puzzled heart:
Yes. 1t Will"
And kissed him back!
Sally" said Seffy with solemnity,
do you mean 1t? You not mad?"
"Seffy." said Sally, II am not worth
1t. I have been kissed by everybody
who wanted to kiss me-and have
kissed everybody / wanted to kiss!"
Il am sorry for you. Sally" said
Seffy, not meaning at all what she
thought he meant-nor anything quite
clear to himself, except that she had
recklessly squandered something pre-
cious.
Il am. too. now"
II shall never kiss no one but you,
no more"
Nor anybody but you. Seffy"
And. strange as 1t may seem. in
that moment, Seffy was the greater,
braver and stronger, and Sally but the
waiting. willing woman-as she ought
to have been. Indeed. Seffy was
courageous enough to have put that
question which might, perhaps. trans
mute the pasture-field into one Of those
that lie within the borders of Elysium.
But Sam moved-with decision.
They few apart. Though he did not
at once enter 1t was 100 late-the
rapport was broken. Nevertheless,
such things can be mended, II there is
time. 1t is quite certain that II they
could have continued little longer
In that dark parlor. with only the
small ray Of the lamp from the hall
to tighten 1t. everything the sleepless
old man at home SO ardently wished
might have been accomplished and
they might have taken down that
linefence the next day and then have
lived happy ever after-quite in the
way Of the old-fashioned story-books.
For 6effy was still brave to audacity.
and Sally was yet at his, mercy-and
happy to be so.
And here, II we were not arrived at
a climax, would venture to halt this
history for moment that we might
discuss bit those tribes In life which
the ancients called Fate; and for
which. or the lack of which, life often
goes awry!
But while Seffy's courage grew
again, and Sally's hope, the door on
the other side of the room opened and
the odious Sam came through.
W.
seffy's sItting-Up-andD Down Again.
However, there was another door