had not simply chosen to forget each other.
They had spent decades believing the other man wanted nothing to do with them.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked Claire.
“I wanted to be certain,” she said. “I didn’t want to come to you with a photograph and a theory about your family.”
She explained that she had contacted a local historical society and searched public records. She eventually found Daniel’s daughter, Margaret.
Margaret was in her late sixties.
When Claire reached her by phone, Margaret was suspicious at first.
