How about the soldier who is warned against going where he
will get robbed? Maybe he went, after all, and got robbed. We might start a
search for a soldier who happens to have a second finger on his left hand.
But then, quite a few soldiers enjoy that distinction. So there we are-up a
tree. But here is a sailor with two hundred odd dollars and a letter
referring to two hundred dollars. There is something about him wearing a
ring on a certain finger and he doesn't happen to have that finger. Funny."
Well then, here's a query-as long as queries don't cost anything. Might not
the sailor have robbed the soldier of his two hundred and odd dollars? And
just neglected to destroy the letter that was with it? You see, kids, I
just ran plunk into the middle of the thing and I'd like to get hold of one
end or the other. Somebody or other got a ring when he went away to war
fifty years ago. He lived in a village. Who was he? Whoever he is, he's
having a hard job making two ends meet. If I could find him I think I'd
turn over this money to him. Now at the other end of the line, somewhere,
is a fellow that ran chances of being robbed-reckless, like your Uncle
Dudley.
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