The Newark journal., 1908-08-21
CONTINUED from last week.
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The GROWING desire in
the life Of old Baumgartner, Penn
sylvania German is to obtain possession
of the beautiful meadow which lies just
between BaumBartners property and the
railroad station. The property in question
was inherited 10y Sarah Pressed very
pretty ami athletic young girl and be-
longed solely to her. But old Baumgart-
ner had lunSed for il SO many years and
endeavered 10 purchase il from Sarah's
rather so many times that the property
became known as ''Baumgartner'a
yearh. At the vicinage gatherings on
the porch of the store old Baumgart-
would some day be his. At length Baum
gaftnef came to realize that his only
hope of obtaining the property would he
through the marriage Of his son Sephen-
iJah to Sarah Pressed. In mock auction
Sefy3 as sephenijah p. Bdumgartner
Jr., is pepGlarIy known, is rallied off by
his father to Sarah for 81
CHAPTER T.-"5cffy" is a meek. slow
going youth who IS never frs n the
race for anything lie is fair haired, do
cile, always led hy his father or a rather
angelic disposition SIS he-a gentle and
kind youth who seems 10 not ul-ierstand
anything about Strte AMI competition.
Thus lie appears utterly incapaCRated to
win in any contest of love or life. Sarah
PRESSED is quite tie opposite al SeTy. Her
hair is nearly red. Sine IS all life and ami
nation and can jump fences Ike a w Id
colt and size is grace and color itself Her
one fault is a very high temper. Baum
gartner gives Seiy some lessons IN court
ship.
CHAPTER III-Se.fy dons his stove
ptpie hat and prepares to Sc sit up with
Sarah. Baumg artncr has caused himself
TO be appointed guardian of sally
CHAPTER IV.-Sefty shows his first
spark of animation lie is unable to re-
sist the fascinating witchcres of Sally
and he kisses her. II was tie first kiss
he had ever known. But Seffy was not
the first man 10 know the pleasures OF
kissing Sally. Size promises him. how
ever, that she will never again kiss any
man but him.
CHAPTER y.-sam Fritz. a drunken
grocery Cierk.-old Baumgartner calls
hlIa mplasses tapper'-ealls on Sally
and interrupts the kissing. They go into
the pariof and begin sitting up. con-
test. In accordance With the customs of
the place and the time, the one who is
defeated in such contest is unworthy
the hand of The girl Sefty goes to sleep
ana begins snoring SallX leaves the
tlemen -
CHAPTER Wisely tells his father of
his humlllauons Of how san Fritz had
pasteboard tombst ane bearing the in
scription "Sephenijah =. Baumgartncr,
Jr Went to his rest, June 10. lh7l 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
do something To redeem himself. The
father advises Seffy to take Sally home
from church.
CHAPTER VIII.-Thts would be the
crucial test according to the custom of
the times which often meant disgrace
or even murder and suicide. 1t the
rule in sucn 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 drCaGs the church ordeal
CHAPTER IX.-The church is crowded
in expectancy of the enactment OF the
romance and crowd awaits without.
Seny takes up his position outside tn,
door To wait for the services to end ana
for Sally to come out. sally appears,
radiant in her expectancy. She walks
down the steps alone. and on down the
walk alone. sun Seny hcsitates. Alone
size walks nearly 70 the gate While her
Sam takes Sally's arm. she says. Il am
satisfied and Seffy is left in disgrace
TO be held up TO the ridicule and seorn
of the vicinage.