The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-17
SAVED
BY I. DEWITT BOWMAN
fCopyrisht, 1919. by American Prsss

De6 Valuiy lfyluK 10 aieep- AT ihbt ho
arose, went to tha window and looked
out. The moon was at the full. ilfumi-
mating everything In sight-namely.
the Undertaking plain. scattered dwell
1ngs and the meeting house more than
200 years old. Suddenly Insiey opened
his eyes wider than they had been
opened during his sleeplessness. A
light passed across one Of the win
d0ws OF the church He went to the
door. opened 1t and stood looking out
All was still. Not house was lighted
save BY the moon, Not & Living erea-
tire was In sight.
The tight appeared again. This time
1t was stationary for 4 few seconds.
then seemed to have been extinguished.
Insley hurried Into his clothes and
ran ~ fast as his legs would carry
him to the church. As he proceeded 10
thought that be had better zee than By
seen. He knew the church well and
felt confident that hs could enter By
basement window. A tall tree cast q
shadow on his approach. Finding the
window. he crawled In steaithiiy. and.
gnided by sufaclent light from without
TO enable him To see his WAY. be -
tended d staircase leading Up into the
sessihuse. Opening deer emily % fHr
Eouad enshss hEsn To peep into the
sdy ot The ekarrA, be ssw q strange
sht.
gwe nnes Were standing by q VIVA
". TIE anesn sAsntag full In their
IA - ans aAs gagng and OF city
a-8A4t il, &c far ss Iusley coald
TN nsa0nafgas asogse The ether
DRESSED Ii the garh al clergy
III. TIE men we're talking, but be
il aos hear what they said. Naw
II again tie younger man would
!. ont his watch and look ut the
ID impatiently
Then Insley heard knock ct the
church door. The men heard 1t too,
and the younger hurried to the front
of the church The watcher, that he
night not be seen, descended the
fairs. but not 30 far that be could
il know what passed In the vesti-
Ilc. The young man opened the
nnrch door aud admitted q woman.
here was no light for him to see by,
Tut be could hear.
Sweetheart said the man, what
a.as kept your
III heard father tossing about In bed
ind dared not venture.
.'WelI. come. II will soon be over,
md then you'll feel better. You are
iii unstrung..
A0h, / can't
These were the last words Insiey
heard. for the man drew the girl into
the body or the church and toward the
other end. Insley entered and passed
In shadow part way down an aisle en-
tering one OF the high pews. The two
men and the woman were In shadow.
but presently lnsley saw one Of the
men and the woman standing In a
ilood of moonlight. with their backs
toward him, while the man In clerical
garb faced him and them. The clergy
man held In bis hand lamp or can
dia covered so that Its light could only
shine On the page of q book be held In
his hand.
Insley knew that marriage service
was about to be performed Whether
it was case FOR interference or one
TO suffer to proceed he knew not. But
he had passed the romantic age when
one sympathizes with those who would
wed Iii opposition to their parents
wisheG and was not minded to permit
the marriage without being informed
of the circumstances attending 1t. One
thing made him suspicious. The pas
tor of the church was a large man,
while this one was Of medium height
and slender. Besides. the pastor was
not person to wed couples In bib
church &C midnight and IL he did would
not require d Hight upon his book by
whirh to read the marriage service.
! True enough. d marriage service was
begun. Insiey could hear every word
When the clergyman asked II any one
d aught to say why the two should
be joined together in wedlock Ins.
said solemnly:
II forbid"
Al the same time be dropped down
Ia the pew. He did not see the con-
ttion His words produced, but DE
ard q woman's cry. Then there
re indistinguishabie sounds and a
,Gied voice.
Wed better get out. Some ones
Il on to It. You'll be jagged for
TER
so will you"
nsiey heard steps mems steps--hur
dg past him In the aisle and passing
Of the front door. As soon as all
! still he went down to where he
i seen the bridal party standing.
foot pressed something lying in
N dark on the floor STOPPING down,
feIt u woman's form. Raising her.
carried her to where the moonlight
avn upon her face.
tllaat heavens. she was his own
mi liter!
'Ie came to herself, and BY the Hight
saw him gazing down upon her
\, a mingled expression Of surprise
sI pain. a.s.a ~ =. -. IN