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第34章一起走过的日子（7）

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&ruckhadtakenthemasfarasRs，Wyoming，buthingtodobutsellittoajuwenty-fivedollarsandhitcharidetothebusstation.Twopiecesofbadhematthestation.FourticketstoFortWayomuoheyhad，aallowedonthebus.

"Butwe'vegottotakeSnoopywithus."htheticket-seller，tearswellinginhereyes.

JoedrewherawayfromtheasiSoldher，untiltheyfiguredhowtogetthemselvesohoaskforhelp，theycalledTravelers'Aid，andwithkihelocalrepresentativearrangedforamotelroomforthemfht.There，withtheirboxesandbagspiledarouheyputinacalltorelativesbae，whopromisedtogettogethermohefareaheday.

"ButwhataboutSnoopy?"Matthewsaidassoonashisparentsgotoffthephone.

"We'tgowithoutSnoopy，"Jodistatedflatly.Atseventeen，Snoopyhadabitofaheartekidhefamilyworriedabouther.

Joepickedupthelittledog."Snoopy，"hesaid，tuggingherfloppyearsinthewaysheliked."Ithinkytohavetohitchhike."

"Don'ttease，Joe，"saidNancyshortly.

"I'mnotteasi;heassuredher，tuoopyintothe."I'mgoingtotrytofibouaketheoldgirlbackforUS."

Atthelocaltruckstop，JoesatSnoopyonastoolbesidehimwhilehefelliionwithdriverswhostoppedtee，I'dliketohelpyouout，"ohersaid."She'sawfuldIwouldn'tmindthepany，butI'mnotghFortWayrip."Theonlydriverwhocouldhavetakenherpioopyupaherclosely."Naw，"thema;withanolddoglikeher，there'dbetoomanypitstops.Igottomaketime."Stillhopeful，Joetackedupasigel'sphonenumber.

"Somebodywillcallbeforebustimetomorrow，"hepredictedtothekidsygotbaotel.

"Butsuppose;Jodisaid.

Joea;Sweetie，we'vegottobeonthatbus.TheTravelers'Aidlypayforustht."

&dayJoewentofftocollectthewiredfundswhileNandthekidsshtheirpossessitodecidewhatcouldbetothesixpiecesofbaggagetheywereallowedonthebusandwhathadtobeleftbehind.OrdinarilySnoopyed，butnowhereyesfollowedeverymoveofNandthe，ahempausedtothink，evenforaminute，Sheidlehand，askiouched，tobeheld.

"Sheknows，"Jodisaid，gher."Shekhingawfulisgoingtohappen."

&ravelers'Aidrepresentativearrivedtotakethebelongingsthey'tpaatiohriftshop.Ani，hewascaughtbetweenbeingsympathetigpractihelookedatSnoopy."Seventeenisreally，"hesaidgently."Maybeyoujusthavetofigureshe'shadalonglifeandagoodo;Whennobodyspoke，hetookadeepbreath."Ifyouwant，youleaveherwithmeandI'llhaveherputtosleepafteryou'vego;

ThelookedatNancybutsaidnothioodtherewasn'taheydidn'twaharderoherbyprotesting.Nancybowedherhead.Shethoughtofallthewalks，alltheromps，allthepiics，allthetimesshe'dgookissthegoodnightandSnoopyhadliftedherheadtobekissedtoo.

"Thankyou，"shetoldtheman."It'skindofyoutooffer.Butno，no，"sherepeatedfirmly，"Snoopy'spartofthefamily，andfamiliesdon'tgiveupoher."Shereachedforthetelephonebook，lookedup"Ke;intheYellowPages，andbegandialing.Scrupulously，shestartedeachcallwiththeexplanationthatthefamilywasdownontheirluck."But，"shebegged，"ifyou'lljustkeepourlittledoguntilwedawaytogethertoFortWayne，Igiveyoumywordwe'llpay.Pleasetrustme.Please."

&erinaryic，whichalsoboardedpets，fiheTravelers'Aidrepresehemtotheplacywasthelasttosaygood-bye.ShekookSnoopy'sfrostedmuzzleinherhands."Youknowwe'dneverleaveyouifwecouldhelpit，"shewhispered，"sodon'tgiveup;don'tyiveup.We'llgetyoubaise."

OnFortWayoppsfoundamobilehometorent，oneofJoe&#avethemhisoldcar，sisters-in-lawprovidedpotsandpansandbedlihereturheiroldsdNandJoefoundjobs.Bitbybitthefamilygotitselftogether，butthecirclehadapainfulgapinit.Snoopywasmissing.EverydayNancytelephonedadifferentmovingpany，adifferenttrupany，beggingforarideforSnoopy.EverydayJodiahroughthedifshe'dhadanyludshehadtosayno.

ByMarch，they'dbeenbaFortWaynesixweeksandNandespair.ShedreadedbearingfromWyomingthatSnoopyhaddiedoutthere，neverknowinghowhardthey&#etherbaeday，havihielephoartmentofAnimaldtoldthemthestory.

"Idon'tknowwhatIdotohelp，"thedireannamedRod，saidwhenshe'dfi;ButI'lltellyouthis:I&#totry."