Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-24
THE DAILY STORY
Grandma's Diamond Ring

At one end of a long bench in the
sitting room of the Union depot in the
city sat Mrs. Gordon Aimes and her
sister. Miss Allie Bennett, waiting for
a train to take them to the formers
country home.
At the other end of the bench sat
Robert Childers, a young man who was
waiting for the same train to be called
He was there first. and he glanced at
the ladies as they sat down. They glanced
at him as they took seats.
Nobody was injured in the slightest by
this glancing. Had the prim old maid
who sat on the seat opposite with stiff
back and compressed lips predicted that
something would happen from all this, no
one would have given her credit for being
a prophet
BY and by the two ladies' took notice
of baby in its mothers arms-a baby
Growing and laughing. The young man
took notice that they took notice. Then
the ladies' took notice that he took a
small pasteboard box from his pocket
He was not about to take a mercury
pill and throw up his hands and have
call sent in for the ambulance
He was not drummer who. under the
instructions of a doctor, must take a pill
of some sort from that box every few
| minutes for the next "a hours, or find
himself mental and physical wreck
The ladies saw him smile as he looked
at the contents of the box They heard
MIN chuckle as he restored 1t to his
pocket. But did he restore it2 He did
not AS he rose to go out and ask the
president or the road what in Texas allied
his old train. the announcer's voice was
heard, and so people rose at once.
1t was then that the box came rolling
down along the seat to Miss Allie
why it's his box!" she exclaimed as
| she picked 1t up.
Bring 1t along" replied the sister.
Ihe Idea was that they might see the
young man at the train and hand him the
box but, of course. they didn't see him,
They looked around for him in the car
In which they took their seats, but he
was not among the passengers
what shall we do with it?" asked
That's according to the contents" was
the reply. "open the box"
Maybe they are troches for hoarse-
ness. He looked hoarse."
And maybe it's something else" said
the elder sister.
They both gasped. On a bed OF mini,
cotton reposed five-stone diamond ring
MY stars" from the elder
Je-ru-shaw from the younger.
We'll said Mrs. Aimes. as she held
up ene lewei. I'VE are in for trouble"
We must go to the bother of adver.
using ana OF watching the papers TO see
II no,i ne does We can't keep the ring. OF
Moo. but"
That young man will make a very
careless husband"
"Why7"
Because he ought TO have made surs
that he returned the box to his noclet
ana because he ought to have heard n
% %.an, rms Is doubtless an engagement
Ilng, and what will his fiancee say When
ne appears without itr'
time" still defending. s"s
moi engagement rings, sister. II !
were the girl and he told me how careless
See here. sister" broke in Miss Allie
never had romance In my life ana
L am almost 20 years old"
Dloh widower 81 years old offer vo,
ms hand and heart a year ago?"
ana didn't i tell him to 70 10 RalIv.
naekf Give me the ring and IN 70 ~ ~
the trouble there may be-" % " al
And you'll think OF the poor gt,, -.
ing and weeping for itY" ~
And II you meet the young man. Va,
won't Try to cut her outg" '''
Then take H."
Miss Allie advertised the ring. Neithe,
the young man nor any one else - ~
forward 10 claim IT. The nesres, -, -
Was an oidish man with a stlif Knee
You advertise that you found "A.
mond ring he began ''a'
Yes. air."
= IT wasn't > peokageg"