CHAPTER VIII

Thorn Apple § I There are many tall buildings in New York City, and not a few of these are topped by a towerlike structure. One such building, however, for which already many keen eyes were searching, possessed certain unusual features. The room immediately below the dome crowning the tower was the eyrie of perhaps the most dangerous criminal whose activities had ever disturbed a civilized community. It was a square room; and because it possessed no windows, a day was to come when …