CHAPTER XXI

“Removed from the Rolls” § I In a dark cavern deep in the bowels of Manhattan a section of a curious map was illuminated. It showed the streets leading to and immediately surrounding the docks used by the big Western ocean passenger lines. The vague light shining through the coloured sections of the map dimly revealed a black-robed figure behind a long table. There was a sound of distant falling water. Above the map section a spot of red light suddenly showed itself. The map disapp…