The Fortean the universe wants to remain hidden.
Why? There doesn’t seem anything especially infernal about him. Dangerous. But he proved hard to find in the first place, the computer ate my write up of him—twice!—and destroyed another file that would allow me to track him through the pages of Doubt. Finally, my attempt to get a copy of his one short story was stymied by a terrible bookseller.
Nonetheless, I will tempt fate, and write him up again.
Henry Gus Hoernlein was born August 1915 in Baltimore. His father was also a Henry G—although in his case, the G stood for George—and his mother was Catherine. Catherine had immigrated from Germany when she was about three; Henry George’s parents had also come from Germany, but Henry George was born in Maryland. By 1920, Henry Gus had two younger brothers, William and Vernon. The family was supported by Henry George’s steelwork. I cannot find the Hoernleins in the 1930 census, but according to Hoernlein’s own later account, the 1930s were hard on the family, and they survived only on welfare—which they reproached and forced the younger Henry to fetch for the family. By 1940, the family had grown to include two sisters and another brother. Henry Gus was no longer at home, though.
Why? There doesn’t seem anything especially infernal about him. Dangerous. But he proved hard to find in the first place, the computer ate my write up of him—twice!—and destroyed another file that would allow me to track him through the pages of Doubt. Finally, my attempt to get a copy of his one short story was stymied by a terrible bookseller.
Nonetheless, I will tempt fate, and write him up again.
Henry Gus Hoernlein was born August 1915 in Baltimore. His father was also a Henry G—although in his case, the G stood for George—and his mother was Catherine. Catherine had immigrated from Germany when she was about three; Henry George’s parents had also come from Germany, but Henry George was born in Maryland. By 1920, Henry Gus had two younger brothers, William and Vernon. The family was supported by Henry George’s steelwork. I cannot find the Hoernleins in the 1930 census, but according to Hoernlein’s own later account, the 1930s were hard on the family, and they survived only on welfare—which they reproached and forced the younger Henry to fetch for the family. By 1940, the family had grown to include two sisters and another brother. Henry Gus was no longer at home, though.