The Sign at Six

Book Excerpt: was often in the street. At noon McCarthy took lunch at a small round table in the cafe below. When he reappeared at the elevator shaft, the elevator starter again verified his watch. Malachi McCarthy had but the one virtue of accuracy, and that had to do with matters of time. At five minutes of six he reached for his hat; at three minutes of six he boarded the elevator."Runs all right to-day, Sam," he remarked genially to the boy whom he had half throttled the evening before....