Evening star., 1930-03-27
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT.

SEVENTH INSTALLMENT.
THERE are many building in
New York City that are topped
by a tower-like structure. One
4 such building. however, for
which already many keen
eyes were searching, possessed certain
unusual features. The room i'm
mediate1y below the dome crowning the
tower was the eyrie of perhaps the most
dangerous criminal whose activities
had ever disturbed a civilized COM
munity. 1t was square room; and be-
cause it had no windows, day was to
come when a clever man should sus-
pect its location by reason of the queer
external appearance Of the floor upon
which 1t was situated.
Behind q long, narrow table before
the western wall q man was seated at
about half past 2 on the fateful
afternoon that Deputy Commissioner
Burke visited his brother. Upon the
blank black wall before the horrible
seated figure of Head Centre point of
red light glowed. The room remained
empty as ever. but a voice spoke clearly.
H. g. came the monotonous tones.
Zone Offer !. B. reports that Bureau
of Criminal Identification at police
headquarters has failed identify any of
the suspects detained. They are still
held under orders from Comdr. Roscoe.
Deputy Commissioner Burke has sent
for his car to go to the home OF his
brother, Father Burke. Car is being de-
layed. Zone Oficer I. B. standing by
for instructions. Report ends"
The dreadful figure at the table never
stirred. Then, although no movement
of that dead yellow mask was percep-
tible:
Instruct Zone Officer I. b." said q
musical voice, Ito proceed as arranged.
He is to advise the group master in
charge of the commissioners car to
notify exact moment when direction Is
being changed Sector Capt. I. B. 2,
covering group master, will be reSpon-
sible for marking this. This car Is to
be driven to entrance 3. Sector captain
will follow. Transmit this order imme-
diately"
The speaker depressed a button. The
red light went out. He touched an
other A blue light appeared.
Laboratory" some one announced.
"Send the chief chemist to me at
once"
The blue light disappeared.
Nine. CZerna stood at q WINDOW:
looking across the pond in Central
Park. She was dressed to go out IN
of chic. Her shoes, her stocking spoke
the language of Rue de la Paix; and
tightly fitting little hat was set low
upon short, coppery hair at precisely
that angle which divides the smart
from the raffish, Her eyes seemed 10
be looking into a hazy distance. The
pupils were extraordinarily large, max
ing her eyes appear darker than actual-
ly they were. A medical man might
have said they were dilated. She was
unmiStakably apprehensiVe she was
waiting, and listening for something
The telephone rang and she took 1t
up, and:
"H, O." said a sing-song voice.
"Zone g." madame replied.
"Hold the line for Head Centre"
Nine Czerna waited. A haunted ex-
preston swept over her charming face.
Head Centre" came q musical voice
over the wires. Il believe you are q
"Yes :. :" hesitantly II know him
we'll"
Notify him that a cousin of yours,
whose stay in New York Is limited,
desires to meet him. Arrange to take
your cousin there this afternoon. Your
cousins name is CASTOR Pascal. lie
will meet you in the theater ticket
once in the BiltmOre Hotel at 3;4S.
You do not know M Pascal, but he
knows you. Is 1t clear?" :.
'Yes," madame replied. "It is clear"
Head Centre disconnected. Nine.
Czerna stood for several moments hold
ing the instrument in listless hand.
Sol her dream of hour of freedom
had been claimed by the Zones! The
remorSeleSS ZoneE-embodied in the
person of that ghastly mystery known
merely as Head Centre. She had had
no opportunity to speak; but, as mat
ter of fact, she vas already invited to
join Father Burke's party. There would
be some one there, the good father had
told her, who, in short four days from
Cherbourg to New York and in two
brief interviews since, had come TO
mean more to her than anything else
in her thWarted life. She had been
counting the hours-happily but fear-
fully.
Her fears haN been justifed-and
doubly justified. lot only was the hope