第45章 你是我生命中的阳光 15(第1页)
第45章你是我生命中的阳光(15)
&he108milests,Wyomiheyrehawomahy,who’dilesfromeetthem。CathylaughedwhenshesawSnoopy。“Whatafunny-lookinglittleseriouscreatureyouaretinsuchstyle,”sheteased。“Imagiechauffeursacrossfivestates。”Butthatevening,whenshephonedRodinIndiaSnoopyhadarrivedsafelyinCasper,shecalledher&quirl",a,“Ifsheweremine,I’dgotoalotoftroubletogetherback,too。”
SobedatCathy’shousealittlebrown-and-whitedih,amacelebrity。Wordoftheseventeen-year-oldpuppywithabadcoldwhowasbeingshuttledaericatorejoinherfamilyhadreaewsmedia。Afterbreakfast,dazedbythecamerabut,asalolite,SnoopysatoheCasperHumayandobliginglycockedherheadahewasagiftfromdthatnight,inFortWayhtbetweeearsastheysawtheiroldgirlpeeroutatthemfromthetelevisio。
Withtheinterviewbehindher,SforNorthPlatte,350milesaway,intheayoffiCasperwhohadvoluhelosinglehoponSnoopy’sjourhemsthtahPlatteatday。Morereportersandawaitedthem,butassoonasshe’dbeeninterviewed。Snoopywasbatheroadfora138-miletriptoGrandIsland。
&hatdaysheassedalinLinebraska,afterdarkashecurledupidoggiebedshesawdespitethegrowlshtfulowner。
WithagiftofanewwickersleepiaobepartoftheitingSnoopywithherfamily,”NebraskapassedthelittledogontoIeofddriverinDesMoines,SnoopyspedonandbynightfallwasinCedarRapids。
Atnightfallofherfifthdayontheroad,SnoopywasinChicago,hero-laststop。Whetheritwasthatshewasgettiohomeorjustbecausehercoldhadrunitscourse,shewasclearlybetter。Iwhoexamihereportersthat,“Foranoldladywho’sbeentravelingallweekandhasorethan1300miles,she’singrandshape。She’sgoihometomorrowjustfiopps,watgthenightlyupdateofSnoopy’sjourWayioocheers。
&daywasSaturday,March17th。InhonorofSaintPatrick’sDay,thelittledogsportedawithagreenderbypihecollar。TheChicagopressdidoerviewwithher,andthenSnoopyhadnothingtodobutnapuntilRod’sassistant,Skip,arrivedfromFortWayodriveherthe160mileshome。
HoursbeforeSnoopyaedinFortWayexcitedlyatthehumaer。JodiandMatthewworkedonaroom-sizedba,whenitwasunfurled,read:WELE,SNOOPY!FROMRS,WYOMING,TOFORTWAYNE,INDIANA,VIATHEPUPPYEXPRESS,withherrouteoutlinedacrossthebottomauresintheer。ReportersfromtheFortWayionsandopps,friendsandfamilyaaffalltotheshelter’swaitingroom。
Somewhereamidthefussand,RodfouodrawNancyasideahatSnoopywhomewithherbbillmarked“PaidinFull”。AnanonymousfriendoftheHumayiake。
&heCBradiocradSkip’svoicefilledtheingin!ThePuppyExpressisingin!”
NandJoeandtherushedoutinthesubfreezingair,thereportersontheirheels。Aroundtheethepickuptruck,lightsflashing,sirensounding。“Snoopy’se!”screamedthe,“Snoopy’se!”
Aledogwas,sittinguposeatirick’sdayoutfit,peeriedlyoutofthewindowatalltheotiowomoionfromherfamily,afteraweekontheroad,aftertravelingacrossfivestatesfor1500milesinthepanyers,Snoopy’sodysseywasover。
Nancygottothetruckfirst。Ibeforesheshedooropen,Snnizedher。Barkingwildly,shescrambledacrosstileseatandintoNancy’sarms。Thehere,andthe。Laughing,g,theyhuggedSnoopyaher。Thefamilythatdidn’tgiveupossmallestmemberwasbacktain。
托普斯一家站在路边,眼睁睁地看着他们的卡车发动机颤抖着熄了火。南希和乔夫妇带着他们的两个孩子,12岁的约迪和15岁的马修,还有老狗史努比,在离家1,500英里远的怀俄明州的一条公路上,就这样陷入了困境。就连擅长修车的乔对他们这辆破卡车都无能为力。那只患有白内障的小狗用晦暗的眼神焦虑地望着家人们的脸。
托普斯一家正在旅途中。5个月前,乔的一个外甥告诉他说纳帕山谷有工作可干,于是他们便决定冒险去看看。他们带着孩子和史努比从印第安纳州的韦恩堡的家出发,赶往加利福尼亚州。可到了那里,乔并没如愿地找到仓管工作。南希和孩子都非常想家,而且他们的积蓄也快用完了。到了1月份,原来的美好愿望都落空了,于是他们决定返回韦恩堡。
卡车只能将他们带到怀俄明州的罗克斯普林斯这么远了,他们现在唯一的办法就是把卡车以25美元的价格卖给旧货商,然后搭便车去长途客运站乘客车回家。然而到了车站,迎接他们的有两个坏消息:一是他们手中的钱根本不够买四张去韦恩堡的车票;二是车上根本不允许带狗。
“但我们必须让史努比和我们一起走啊!”南希哭着哀求售票员。
乔把南希从售票窗口拉走说:“为史努比操心没用,我们先得想办法使我们四口人坐上车才是。”一家人实在想不出什么好办法了,就打电话给旅行者援助组织寻求帮助。该组织立即伸出了援助之手,当地援助组织的代表给他们安排了房间过夜。房间里堆满了小包大包的东西,他们打电话给老家的亲戚,亲戚们答应给他们凑路费,然后第二天汇过来。
“史努比怎么办?”等他们一挂电话,马修就迫不及待地问道。
“我们不能没有史努比,”约迪有气无力地说道。史努比17岁了,心脏不太好,肾脏也有毛病,因此托普斯全家都为它感到忧虑。