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...forsvandt August Samuel
Hughes, Wallys grandonkel, sporløst. I dag fandt jeg den gamle
efterlysning fra avisen:
"AUGUST S. HUGHES
MELDT SAVNET
Der er blevet Mandag anmodet
om politiassistance til at finde August S. Hughes, 50 år
gammel, som forsvandt fredag aften, af fru D. B. Maples, 4216 South
Tonti Street, hans søster. Hughes er beskrevet som havende
mørkt hår, som er begyndt at gråne, brune
øjne, og er 1,75 meter høj og vejer omkring 75 kg....
Da han sidst blev set, var Hughes iklædt et flødefarvet
Palm Beach jakkesæt, blå skjorte, slips og
lommetørklæde og sorte sko."
Kort efter blev grandonkel
August fundet druknet i Mississippifloden.
August havde forladt sin egen
kone, for straks at indlade sig på et forhold med en anden
mands kone. Samme uge som onkel August forsvandt havde elskerindens
mand ringet med ildevarslende trusler, om hvad udfaldet ville blive,
med mindre August lod hans kone i fred.
Politiet erklærede
drukningen en ulykke. Familien var aldrig rigtig så sikker.
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...August Samuel Hughes, Wally's
great uncle, disappeared without a trace. Today I found the old
missing notice from the paper:
"AUGUST S. HUGHES
REPORTED MISSING
Police help in locating
August S. Hughes, 50 years old, who disappeared Friday night, was
asked Monday by Mrs. D. B. Maples, 4216 South Tonti Street, his
sister. Hughes was described as having dark hair which is turning
gray, brown eyes, is five feet nine inches tall, and weighs about 165
pounds.... When last seen Hughes was wearing a cream-colored Palm
Beach suit, blue shirt, tie and handkerchief and black shoes."
Shortly after this, great uncle
August was found drowned in the Mississippi River.
August, who had left his own
wife, only to involved himself in an affair with somebody else's
wife. The same week uncle August disappeared the husband of his love
interest had called with ominous threats about what would happen
unless August immediately stopped seeing his wife.
The police declared the drowning
accidental. The family was never quite so sure.
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