Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-12
CHAPTER XIV.

uOUOuy WhcEcs
CHAPTER XIV.
"When that which IL green shall move
when that which Is green shall mover
these were the words written BY dead
Hannah Haynes in the parchment screed,
the Amory Catcchlsm.
reflected over them early the next
morning In my own room. They refer.
fed to the peculiar green bar In the old
clock. was assured. and towards It now
I went.
My mind was filed with one senticnt
thought-of Consuelo. 1t seemed likely
| that before many days her enemies would
publicly proclaim her real identity. Then
would come the fight Of my life, for l
believed entirely In her innocence, and
to the death would be her champion,
Meantime, resolved to explore the
clock, the tower, the sealed-up wing, ev.
cry secret nook Of the old place, In the
hope Of discovering some clew that might
serve out her almost fanatical inspira.
ton that fate destined that here she
should find the means Of establishing her
innocence.
"What Is thisv I suddenly exclaimed.
As ! neared the lower framework Of
the clock made a startling discovery.
Some one had been tampering with It.
there had been IN intruder during my
absence, for the interior Of the cabinet
portion had been entered, and oil the In
| tricate mechanism had been disturbed.
reflected deeply for some time. Then
| new train Of thought came to my mind
| ! began to search for the secret door M.
0mi had so often utilized.
All! ut last! at last! Strange. I had
never noted what patient, persistent
search now cvOlved--a space back Of a
screen that moved as I touched II. A
passageway showed. followed 1t.
Tortuous and dim. It led me on from
room to room.
In the third dusk, weird apartment
paused. At It's end q heavy window,
iron framed, was mp few inches, and
dangling over its sill saw!-
Sir Wilfrid Amory, my uncle, sat like
one daged-it was In the library, two
hours after my discovery"
We had told him our story--Consuelo
and I. We feared the shock, yet he was
not entirely unnamed.
1t was IN the Amory blood to be loyal.
still. the revelation that his adopted cAild
was an accused murdercss naturally
stunned him.
"But innocent" he said, placing u
trembling hand on Consuelo's bowed
hcad-"that we know"
"Thank you." she breathed fervently.
Eyes, uncle. innocent!' I now said
boldly. II can prove II to the wOrldv
Consuelo looked up In bewildcrment.
She shrank as placed on the stand he
fore them small. worn bag. With d.
lated eyes she regarded It.
do you recognize III" I asked.
"Yes! she gasped In reply; ut Is tho
one belonging to my aunt that We could
not find after her murder"
where did you get this. Terry?'' p
uncle Intercepted.
"From dead mans hand"
How"
eyes"
"WhOscy'
Haynes aviland."
Dead" cried COnsuelO.
"I.isten." l said. and told OF the clock,
of the secret door. "Haynes-H viland
was the intruder. He found by thorough
ransacking what the parchment alluded
to: the missing money. lie must have
known OF the secret door, and sought to
leave the building that way. The iron
window must have fallen on him after
he had raised 1t. found him. caught
by the waist as In wise. dead. He must
have shrleked and struggled fearfnlly,
but of course no one heard him. Dying,
desperate, shall We say remorseful, too:
he hastily scrubbed these few lines"
! presented a slip OF paper.
"What does It say?' Queried Consuelo.
"Iie confesses that he murdered Han.
nah Haynes" l answered solemnly.
He had also confessed that his was
the hand that had once sought my life,
and there was a curious added reference
to Paula as being the daughter of Ellice
Meredith and Robert Meredith. and her
resemblance to an early love of Sir Will
frid was now understood, for Ellice had
been the first love of his early youth.
We sent for the Annesleys, and then
for poor Paula. Mr.. Nobody Of Nowhere
prudently disappeared. and Jonas and
his mother sullenly shut themselves up
at Spider Farm. Naomi detailed the
facts of the substitution Of dead body
for Paula. and one by one the mysteries
OF the past were cleared away.
j Paula and the Anncsleys and Jerome
speedily left the Nest. The world had
to know Consuelo's story-it could not
be kept secret-but my uncle's great In
auence spared her more than brief ap'
pearancc In court. which she left--at last
vindicated.
The incongruous Naomi was retained
In our service. I say "our," for Of course
married the beautiful Woman In Gray
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