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Perhaps it was her engagement ring. "It is too much to hope for," replied Mrs. Brown. "I am trying not to think of it." PERHAPS IT WAS HER ENGAGEMENT RING IT IS TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR REPLIED MISSUS BROWN I'M TRYING NOT TO THINK OF IT
reat loss. I'm afraid you girls had some things sunk, though," he added. "There wasn't much time to save anything." "I lost my pocketbook," said one of the young women, who was called Mildred by her companions. "There was only about a dollar in it, though," she added. "My mother lost her pocketbook, and it had five dollars and her diamond ring in it," put in Sue. "Did you? Do you mean to-day?" asked the other young lady, who had been addressed as Grace. "Oh, no. It was some time ago," explained Mrs. Brown. "A dog took it," volunteered Bunny. "And he ran into a carpenter shop, and we ran after him--Sue and I did--and we got locked in and I busted a window and----" "He's going into all the details!" laughed Mr. Brown. But the young men and the young women were so interested in what the children said that they had to hear the whole story. "I'm sure I hope you get your engagement ring back," said Mildred to Mrs. Brown, and the young lady looked at her own hand, on which sparkled a diamond.  WAS ONLY AN OLD ONE I OWN SAID MISTER WATSON IT ISN'T A GREAT LOSS I'M AFRAID YOU GIRLS HAD SOME THING SUNK THOUGH HE ADDED THERE WASN'T MUCH TIME TO SAVE ANYTHING I LOST MY POCKET BOOK SAID ONE OF THE YOUNG WOMEN WHO WAS CALLED MILDRED BY HER COMPANIONS THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT A DOLLAR IN IT THOUGH SHE ADDED MY MOTHER LOST HER POCKETBOOK AND IT HAD FIVE DOLLARS AND HER DIAMOND RING IN IT PUT IN SUE DID YOU DO YOU MEAN TO DAY ASKED THE OTHER LADY WHO HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AS GRACE OH NO IT WAS SOME TIME AGO EXCLAIMED MISSUS BROWN A DOG TOOK IT VOLUNTEERED BUNNY AND HE RAN INTO A CARPENTER'S SHOP AND WE RAN AFTER HIM SUE AND I DID AND WE GOT LOCKED IN AND I BUSTED A WINDOW AND HE'S GOING INTO ALL THE DETAILS LAUGHED MISTER BROWN BUT THE YOU MAN AND THE YOUNG WOMEN WERE SO INTERESTED IN WHAT THE CHILDREN SAID THAT THEY HAD TO HEAR THE WHOLE STORY I'M SURE I HOPE YOU GET YOUR ENGAGEMENT RING BACK SAID MILDRED TO MISSUS BROWN AND THE YOUNG LADY LOOKED AT HER OWN HAND ON WHICH SPARKLED A DIAMOND
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