The Newark journal., 1908-08-28
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
was 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
father so many times that the property
became known "Baumgartner's
yearn." At the vicinage gatherings on
the porch of the store old Baumgart-
ner always declared that the property
would some day be his. AT length Baum
gartner came to realize that his only
through the marriage Of his son Sephen-
ijah to Sarah Pressed In a mock auction
Seffy" as Sephenijah p. Baumgartner.
Jr, is popularity known is ratified off by
his father to Sarah for 81.
CHAPTER II.-"Sefry" is a meek. slow
going youth who is never first in the
race for anything. He is fair haired do
cile, always led by his father or II rather
angelic disposition is he-a gentle and
Kind youth who seems TO not understand
anything about strife and competition.
Thus lie appears utterly incapacttated to
WIN In any contest of love or life. Sarah
Pressed is quite the opposite OF Sefy. Her
hair is nearly red She is all life and ami
nation and can jump fences like Il wild
colt and she is grace and color Itself Her
one fault is very high temper. Baum
gartner gives Seffy some lessons In court
ship,
CHAPTER III.-Sery dons his stove
pipie hat and prepares to SO sit up with
Sarah. Baumgartnor has caused himself
TO be appointed guardian of Sally.
CHAPTER IV-Seny shows his first
spark of animation. He is unable to re-
sist the fascinating witcheries OF Sally
and he kisses her Ii WAS the first kiss
he had ever known. But Seffy was not
the first man TO know the pleasures Of
kissing Sally. She promises him how
man but him
CHAPTER F.-Sam Fritz a drunken
grocery cierk,-old Baumgartner calls
him "mulasses tappeF9-eaIls on Sally
and interrupts the kissing. They go into
the parlor and begin sitting up" con>
test In accordance with the customs OF
the place and the time. the who is
defeated in such contest is unworthy
the hand of the girl. Seify goes to sleep
and begins snoring. Sally leaves the
room in hun saying; Good night, gen
tlemen."
CHAPTER Wisely tells his father Of
his humiliation of how Sam Fritz had
pinned to his bosom while he slept a
pasteboard tombstone bearing the in
scripuon: "Sephenijah Z. Baumgartner.
IT Went TO his rest. June 10. 1871, in the
20th year OF his age. Gone not. but For
got. Read backwards.
CHAPTER VII.-Seny and Sally meet
at the Poison spring. She urges him to
do something TO redeem himself. The
father advises Sefy to take Sally home
from cHurCn,
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 sutton, and
the rejected one was disgraeed and must
leave town or triumph over his opponent
by force. Seffy 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 tn,
door TO wait for the services to end ano
for Sally to come out Sally appears,
radiant in her expectancy. She walks
down the steps alone, and on down the
walk alone Still Seffy hesitates. Alone
she walks nearly to the gate while her
face burns with the humiliation. Then
Sum takes Sally's arm. She says: Il am
satisfied" and Seny is left in disgrace
to be held up to the ridicule and scorn
of the vicinage.