Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04

be some mistake about TX. Noting
the black hat and the dark blue
dress didn't altogether do away
with II, either. She'd expected a
very different-looking person This
woman looked-rather nice She
had delicate features and blue
eyes. and you'd guess her age In
the early twenties-well. twenty
fve-or not much over.
The instant she saw Rhoda she
rot ND and came around the table
TO meet her. I'D know you any
where. Miss Mcfarland " she said.
II was sure I wasn't mistaken.
You're your fathers daughter. all
right"
There flashed into Rhoda's mem
DRY something Martin had said
about the woman at the Alhambra /;
that she looked younger. somehow.
than her voice sounded. RI settled
any possible Doubt about her iden-
tity. This woman's voice was hard
and metallic. with the silver plat
Ing worn or In ~spots.-She mustn't
be thinking things like thisI She
must talk She had a rehearsed
line that would dn. Its perfectly
marvellous 10 meet some one who
knew my father" she said
lets not try To talk" the wom-
an suggested cozilv. 'until we've
settled the important question on
lunch
Her manners. Rhoda reflected. be-
Ionged with her voice rather than
with her looks. She insisted On or
dering an extravagant lunch. and
the way she OVERRIDE RhOda's pro
test was rather too self-satisheds
II guess the first thing you'n
want to know she began a. soon
A. they were rid OF the waiter. 'is
how ] found you. II was pure luck
IF there IL such a thing AS luck.
really. saw you the other night
AZ the Alhambra-that T.. 7 thought
II was you. only II seemed too
good to be true. You were dane
in. with a gentleman 7 know. Mr..
Max Lewis. and as soon az 7 got a
chance I asked him about ron. But
II turned out he didn't know very
much about you. himself. 50 I told
him he'd rot to find out for me. and
yesterday he sent me your address.
7 don't know yet how he found II
out"
Rhoda heard an edge in the hard
voice that suggested she wanted TO
know. "Oh. Babe must have told
him" she said. He brought her
home that night We live together.
you see
Then, with q rush. she went on
into another speech she'd rehearsed.
II was better to get II cver with.
you must be wondering why 7
changed my name You zee. I
wasn't OF age when my father died.
And 7 didn't want q lot OF people
bothering and Notwithstanding
me what 7 could do and what i
couldn't. And I thought II would
be easier TO be let alone II I
changed TO Rhcda White. II could
change back now. OF course. OF
course. only there isn't any reason
why I should
well. I'm glad Il didn't bother
you that 7 knewI" CShe wasn't
Her voice gave her away every
time 1t was fat now with disap-
pointment over the loss OF a
weapon she'd counted on.) You
won't mind. then. II I call you Miss
McFarlandT'
"Not q biti ~ best friends
know it's nv real name-0nly. why
don't you call me RhodaT" She
hoped her voice didn't give her
away, too. The next moment she
had 70 manage to call her compan-
ion Claire
I'm q working girl. myself" said
Claire. cor I have been until lately.
Are you . stenographerf That's
what ! was There may be ways
that look easier. but In the long run
they don't pay. Whereas now you
take me. I was never out or a good
Job. and the last mar ! worked for
gave me q tip on the stock market
that I made enough out OF So thai
I don't have to work amy r,nce-
ever. unless / like. He owed It 70
me. all right. I'd made him more
than that. Td practically managed
an his affairs for six years II
was easy. though: didn't take near