The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-28
A new YEAR CONTEST
Ny ADELAIDE RUTH HILL.

The New Year day. of old New
York-and it was then great func
ton with the Dutch men asid Dutch
women of that town--was at hand. Ii
was in transition state The simple
visits of the inhabitants. where they |
made few calls and spent plenty of |
time drinking schnapps ut each call. |
were passing out with the growth of |
the place. and already some of the |
fashionable young men We're begin |
ming to boast of the number of visits
they would make
Miss Kate Van Gaasback was then
the belle of the town, and two of the /
city "bloods.' Derrick Schermerhorn
and Beekman Van Corlaer. were as
pirants for her hand. few evenings
before the 1st of January they hap
pened to meet in Miss Van Gaas-
| backs parlor, each hoping for q favor
able answer to his suit
Il desire" said the lady. "for hus-
band one who will join with me in
successful society career You two
each take a notebook with you when
| you call on New Years day ard have
/
name in it, Begin calling at 10 O'Clock
in the morning. ending your rounds
| here at 5 in the evening. He who can
show the largest number of Signatures
shall have preference over the other
Now, it was not that the lady had no
preference. She had very strong
preference for Derrick Schermerhorn.
But at times q woman moves like
crab. ward-that is, when she is
expected to go forward she proceeds in
the opposite direction This, however.
will be recognized at the end of the
story. At 10 o'clock on New Years
morning the two suitors. dressed in
the height Of the then fashion and each
with big bouquet in his buttonhole.
started TO make the rounds of their
lady friends. Derrick. who from the
fact that his father was a rich brewer
was popular. had been able to make
the larger list. Beekman relied this
and had great fears that his own list
would be exhausted before the limit
of time had elapsed. However. be
could do only what he could and &C
cept defeat, if it came, like man.
The first call Derrick made was or
Miss Van Horn. After few remarks
he was bowling himself out when the
lady reminded him that it was not
complimentary that he should hurry
and be must have some refreshment
He waited half an hour for the re
freshment TO be served, then. afte
partaking of it. got away as soon a
IT. thrN ln1 =
insisted on reading to him from her ia
vorite book. and he found it imposslbl
to leave her under three-quarters of a.
hour Even then She reproached hin
The third call was made with simila
delay. After this came number o
visits which were completed with dlS
patch. And so passed the day. Abou
one in three of those he called on dc
layed him.
Now, it happened that about cloc
In the afternoon the two suitors ne
at the house of yanderpole Ten Eycl
a manufacturer of calico, in Kin
street. There were u number OF cir
in the party. and they had heard thu
a contest was on between the youn
men as TO who would make the mo-
calls bevy surrounded each
the contestants, testing him TO reve
his score. Both refused Then one
the girls snatched Beekman's not
book from his pocket and ran awe
with It. Having examined it. she sal
out:
.Thirty-two CALLS
This was sad news to Derrick. "
knew that he had made only tWent
eight. 1t was half past 4. and even
Reekman made no more visits Dertl
must make five more to beat hlm.
started to go. but the mischieyous 81
locked the front door. But rear &c
was open. and he plunged through
followed closely by his opponent. Ii
door led through a passageWay unltl
the dwelling with the PRINT Wor
The two men rushed through this d
sageway and found themselves m'
ing on raised platform on either s.
of which. their upper edges rlsl
some twelve inches above it, were
watts. brilliant idea occurred to
rick. Lessening his pace, he permit
Reekman to overtake him and e
him q push Beekman's heels eau:
against the projection of dye '
and he fell into it, catching with
hands either side of the vat Then
pulled himself out, dripping with
beautiful yellow dye.
Derrick shot out Of a door az
other end OF the building at the sa
time that the pursuing girls ente
the dye house. A merry shout
laughter sounded to poor beekn
like funeral knell. At any rate,
knew he had lost the race ana
prtze. He stood surveying hims
scraping the thick dyestuff or
hand with the other, and vice We
till Mrs. Ten Eyck took pity on
and led him away TO place where
could get off his clothes and put 9
suit of her sons
Gabarr0o<f1orn