Luke and Sam Lytle can vouch for the 95-year-old Lufkin man's theory. They found the missing ring - Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College, Class of 1937 - on Monday while testing their new metal detector at the Ryan Chapel Church playground in Diboll.
Twelve-year-old Luke says he and his 8-year-old brother thought about selling it to a gold reclamation shop, but his conscience dictated a search for its owner.
An Internet search using the initials engraved inside the ring traced it to Weeks. He gave them $20 and told them, "I hope you keep on hunting. Pretty soon you might find something you can keep."
