A SPIRIT CAGED The room was strange as the man, himself, who dwelt there.

It seemed, in a way, the outward expression of his inner personality.

He had ordered it built from his own plans, to please a whim of his restless mind, on top of the gigantic skyscraper that formed part of his properties.

Windows boldly fronted all four cardinal compass-points--huge, plate-glass windows that gave a view unequaled in its sweep and power.
The room seemed an eagle's nest perched on the summit of a man-made crag.

The Arabic name that he had given it--_Niss'rosh_--meant just that.