Josh came back down the beach with a broad smile on his face. “Hey, Ashes,” he said. “Look what I’ve found.” He poured out the contents of his basket on Ashley’s blanket.
She looked at all of the coins on the blanket beside her. She said, “Josh, you must have about $5 worth of coins here! Wait, look at this.” She picked up a gold ring.
“Cool,” said Kelly looking at the ring. “Can we keep it?”
Ashley shook her head and said, “No, silly goose! Besides, Josh was the one who found it.” She looked closely at the ring and said, “There’s writing in it.” She handed the ring to Josh who looked at the inside.
“Hey, there’s an inscription that says To Suzy Q on our wedding day 8/21/53,” said Josh.
“Who is Suzy Q?” asked Kelly.
“I don’t know,” said Ashley. “But I’m sure she’d like to get her ring back.”
“Why don’t we ask Fred if he knows?” suggested Josh. Fred Beasley was a young police officer in town. He gave talks regularly at the schools about the importance of safety and the dangers of drugs, alcohol and strangers. He was liked and trusted by all of the kids in town.
