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Disappearance Aboard Cunard Ship Sparks a Double Life
The account of a young woman aboard a Cunard liner bound for England who vanished two days before arrival reveals a hidden romance. Her attentive suitor was suspected but later found ashore, only to reappear years later married to the woman as a coffee planter’s wife in Brazil. He had staged the disappearance, taking a steerage way to shore and marrying abroad, then living quietly with their children.
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New York
Alon
England
Tie
Terrance
Rio de Janeiro
Companion de Voyage
Iie
Rive Wis
South America
Antiony Twining