The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

unsser 80 circumstances Geo-ye ~eusa
wsaE t. A thing Ia Supposed 70 - s1ugnt.
stza zarey cart - <sGE9 g FAY t1r x.
Z zz.Asn's &c r4gst.' sad sha. srss.sr-
w5ea M-sts sao= e As~ fee airs -
taxa z "a Z gsf%
@sAU ~4gsr. tae-.' savs : sveu ear hare
Z zers ard - zsorg a1-s'
e. @Tl take ira aaskat' says szs.
'-Sne pals cat TIE sass a 9ne. handsome
ssH. ard lays Il Hnon tFse table. .r9- gsrg-
ing 2p He- basket stops - .aGasge n a
sEart gosssc a. = sas grfck CO woraeH of
her scr sz9 presently wsrt 1@- WIZ. T
cssar94 tae tabas. and tren .1~nsss "a xur
ire cod :. wzs tirza thaf Job was done
ger ~ pal ard knife. ana we-. =,
wrrx TJis- as had ~tr-@s4 rrey - besYv
90 ne ssh. i'm Easrh's cat care f1~-,,gr-
tz.c IT, 1eo- E7f2 @-Ser body saw~F--
TIE doorway. .ccs az. ra~es@ysf - ~,--
ard eaneEs1 = % the cat WHO instead
- eating e a. ny deer. boIsea across TIE
vard WITH e f.ts Rnacs.'s revs4
Il went On x1en uzv fob 81 Cleaning ara
sc-sptrw trying - think ., 4 ra-+v Hkafv
- buy t1is E7e col WIEN. r. - r-ssst ~
-1v -ect5g1rs. t1ers arose xueh a --osss O.
wor5s n the yard that I ran oct - sa4
what ira 1acts~ var Roaea wss noa--
E7aa- ard 10 stood near nix Soc- ENFs5rv
s.nae-A,zE IN his asres. Two o. tN~se aer-
were At taking WIZ excitement
Waw I'm hIoan1esf. Steve, ss-rs ,ss.
Roach sne1 b sers eyss On ne z this
nere arm re Identical ring ACCORDING "a
Eae description, t1st sos7r gent lost.
- Let T.e see Il szvs 7. drawing close.
becS ?. x AZ K les III nv aaad.' savs
he naeksn<
''Tt was certainly tha ring. fast rs N.
gentleman cad described Z. ire rfrr thai
George ChHab hsd Hired ~ the arr1lnz -
his had ard Ter faB again.
. How I'D var come hy ~ SAYS
That there cat . nine says he. point.
ing 20 re beast that vas indoors eating
nay fsh's gus. brought Il into my house
L was uly fiSa. then sars 7 and RS
nv property
No fear" cries he pockegsny the rfrg;
what's hrgagat into a mans house Is ais
| knew tae law. No La talking. mate.
Tn going around with this ring 70 claim
the reward
Just then. along comes George Caubb.
re s3rEs cut "a Z nan Ia hurry:
steve. Mary had no business to return
taat col. rs no Use Il her saving Il
cant be paid fur. Here's the shilling IL
had 10 eat ny boot for the next meal
Ee Eas rad Il The fas--. and seemed 70
have come trona quarrel
" The cod was returned ard rs nv
cod says I. T Quilted him ard inside was
guiHeas for
Where Is ~ shouted George. looking
all round the yard.
I chueked some ~ the fred gut con-
tinasd (. to R0ach's cat. who ran with il
and the ring inside OF the gut In Roa 3
house, ard tae nleoEned ring il now n
Eoach's pocket
Snow IN shouts George.
Roach pulled the ring out and gave
him view Of it.
IT was IN my cod. though hawIei
George, after retch{ny a deep breath CO
astoflisament- That there ring belongs
TO ma as by rights CT Being the owner Of
TIE fish it was found In
That &c jiggered. says T.
ea, L thinA we stood Ger ten minutes
ja~ihg, rowing, arguing. until at last is
came 10 Roach saying that as be was the
owner u the ring ne vas not going 20
stand there all day reasoning whose cod
the Iish had been, since his cat had made
the sat WITH the ring In It his'a. and hs
vas going Up togE Is Inspector Bum To
lodge the ring aad claim the reward
Blamed II yea so without me says
George.
Or without me- says +. feeling as Z
/ could screw the scaram1uch's head OF.
80 pulled M Attle green door to and
the three Of Us walked up 70 Inspector
Elnn, Il whom We told our yarn
ring and said he would write that night
10 the gentleman. vino. sure enough. came
down next day 70 claim the ring He ar
rived n tie afternoon. and bet your boots
sir, that NE and George and Z other
weren't Tar or We were called INTO ths
ctilce ami the gentleman shock hands with
me. ard his faee shoae as though he had
been Made happy fGr life.
fau are three claimants said he.
ga<rf 3 y - T
see where yoa come in. Roach
The cat night ba' swallowed the
ring. said Roach. and ha' killed herself.
and the ring would Ia been more lasr
then than when it was q: the bottom. My
cat ratified the ring on the stones. and
tHaf %ts anaiaS il. guess. fer 1t had
bean lest until thcn.'
This was pref5y powerful reasoning.
The Inspector SEEMED impressed. and +
hove "a curse az the b0atraaa for his readl-
ness
'''wn you Leave the dividing of this
n-oney amongst yau t. me-? said the gen
tIcuau
&c 'sartainIv' George and I shouted.
q" Then said the gentleman. looking II
Roaca's darAe.1fay face. T stall give q
9'ftneas % @v friend Stephen Fox. =
e1fueas % George Chubb. and 70 gl.neas
20 TIE eat
y aad George were satisfied: Reach
wasn't. Ee kicked FL such q shin8y that
tne gentleman threatened % give him
nothing az all ard 70 leave him % avd his
remedy oy geisg 70 taw. This threat
proved TOO much. Reach was & sensible
nan a. bottom ard knew when b. was
wei or and - the matter ended A good
1sa van 80 yer cali II. STRIP True All tha
sarae. ard let ne tell van. az ore who has
wandered upon the cream. that r1ore's
left tr ghe SEA thar ever onEr1es ogr CT IL"
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