Puzzle of the Ring
Panel 1
[It happened at a lake in upper New York
State.]
Oh, Jim! My ring. It slipped off my finger
while I was swimming! It's lost!
Holy cow! I'll dive for it. There's still a
chance!
Panel 2
[For hours, with the help of volunteers, a
fruitless search was made! At last.]
It's hopeless! We better quit. It's getting
dark!
I. I can't tell you how awful I feel, Jim!
My engagement ring. You worked so hard to buy it!
Panel 3
[Neither had an appetite when they stopped
to eat later]
No use crying over spilled milk,
sweetheart! Go ahead, the trout's delicious.
Panel 4
[As she toyed with her food, her fork
struck something hard! A diamond gleamed brilliantly]
J-Jim! Is it possible? It's ... my ring!
It, it couldn't be! Here, let me look at it!
Panel 5
"Jim
to Mary" It is your ring! But how ...?
Let's ask the manager!
Panel 6
Can you tell me when this fish was caught?
Anything wrong with it? We serve only fresh
food here! That trout was caught yesterday morning, but it's been kept on ice.
Panel 7
Yesterday morning? Are you sure?
Of course I'm sure. Say, what's this all
about, anyway?
[But the ring was lost this very day. What
do you think, reader?]
THE END
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