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Man returns found wallet, money intact

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CALGARY, Alberta, July 21 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman whose 14-year-old son lost a wallet containing nearly $100 is praising a 19-year-old man for finding and returning the billfold.

Jane Willox of Calgary, Alberta, said she told her 14-year-old son, James, that someone would find and return his wallet when he lost it on his way home July 15, but she did not actually believe her own words until the phone rang 5 minutes later, The Calgary Herald reported Wednesday.

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Tyler Dryden, 19, was on the other end of the line and told Willox he found her son's wallet while walking near the Erlton train station.

"I'm hoping someone would do the exact same thing for me," Dryden said. "Everyone needs to make the effort.

"I'm probably not the softest looking guy, but if people see me doing right then maybe they will, too," he said.

Willox praised Dryden for his honesty.

"It restored my faith in young people and Calgarians and I hope it does the same for others, too," she said.

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