Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-16

you were leaving the building
herey'
She answered with a nod 4
guess it's my fault, IL anythinEs
happened" she said. pretty humbly
for Babe 81 know how ne fcand
her. all right You see. I an
swered his ad myself HE teie-
phoned one in the morning after
Max had brought me home Max
had asked me that night IL her real
name wasn't Rhoda Mcfarland I
took the I'D over the phone and rot
Forster's name and address. I'd
tried 70 get Red to answer Il the
night before. but she wouldn't II
said something to her advantage
and ! thought II probably was. So
! called him Up nc lunch time at
the Worcester and told him II he'd
write her a letter. care OF me. I'd
forward II 10 her. I didn't see how
that gave her away. but It must
have, somehow. I suppose you'd
like to beat me Up for butting I'd
like that"
He patted her shoulder instead.
Its no use worrying about that
now" he said I'm glad you told
me It's between him and the Ceve-
land woman. then They are fight
ing each other. that's one good
thing. But one or them has cot her.
somehow. If that had been a plain
broken connection she'd have called
again. y"
The telephone bell interrupted
him. Babe was nearest and caught
up the instrument before he could
get TO 10.
"Redi" she cried. IFS that your
But II wasn't Rhoda. Babe was
looking rather puzzled. -No.- Mar
tin heard her say. "She hasn't come
back vet. We're expecting her.
This IS her friend. Babe Jennings.
Say. who Is thisg"
Martin started over to take the
telephone away from her. but she
chung 10 IL, pressing the mouthpiece
tight against her chest
Martin !" she cried e~xcitediv. 81
think it's the woman at the station
the Cleveland woman Listen.
and e IL she sounds like she did
when you telephoned to her this
afternoon"
He'd been motioning TO her fran
tically TO take the transmitter away.
-She can hear every word you say
when you hold II like that. Talk
70 bert Ask her where she Is Give
me the receiver so / can hear what
she says
But all he was IN time 10 hear
was the click OF dIsconnection.
Claire had hung Hp d them.
We'll" Martin remarked as he
himself hung up. thanks TO that
chest trick OF yours she knows how
we framed her and Max this aft
ernoon. But she h1sn't got Rhoda
or she wouldn't have called UP here
20 ask for her. That makes the
Worcester our best bet. Tn 70
ing there now and try 70 find her.
You stick-tight. you understand
70 that telephone 40 that you a
answer the second she calls. N she
does call again"
with that ne snatched his hat
and fed.
Fifteen minutes later. ia a tele-
phone booth in the lobby OF the
Worcester hotel. be looked up Fors.
ter's number and teiephoned from
there.
When a mans voice answered
with q Hello? Who is thisT" he said
that he was q reporter from the
News and he wanted a personal IN
terview with Mr.. q J. Forster. The
rather surprising answer came
back. 'sThis Is Mr.. Forster speak
ing. What was X you wanted 70
speak to me aboutT
Apart from the fact that you
wouldn't have expected Forster 10
answer bis own phone. there were
two queer things about this The
rhythm OF his talk wasn't right
The man wasn't speaking for him.
SELF. He was being prompted
That meant, OF course. that he
wasn't Forster, but was furperson-
atinr him under orders from some
one else. The other strange thing
was that bis voice was one that
Martin half recognized: felt. az
least. that he ought 70 Be able 70
recognize.
II don't much want 10 talk about
II over the telephone" Martin said.
and then added casually-and ]
don't believe you do. either
Evidently they-whoever they
were ut the other end-had 10 20
into conference over this remark.
FOR X produced quite a silence,
Finally tho man who said he was
Forster asked. who are your
What's your nmmeY" On Martins
telling him be said: III you've
really got anything 10 say you can
have your interview. But yonn
have To tell me what Ms mhmMMk"