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第35章 一起走过的日子 8（第1页）

第35章一起走过的日子（8）

&er，hetoohadexhaustedtheobviousapproaoopywastoofrailtobeshippediedbaggageentofaplane。Aprofessionalanimaltransppahereast。Shippingpaoberesponsiblefupfromhislatestdshookhishead。"Iwishtheold-timePoilli;heremarkedtohisassistant，Skip。"They'dhavebroughtthedogback。"

"They'dhavepassedheralongfromoher。Itwould'vebeenaPuppyExpress，"Skipjoked。

Rodthoughtforami;Bygolly，thatmaybethea;HegotoutamapandalistofaersinWyoming，Nebraska，Iowa，IllinoisandIndiaelephoning。CouldheenlistenoughvolutogetheraPuppyExpresstotransportSnoopybystagesacrossfivestates?Wouldenoughpeoplebelieveitmatteredsoforalittleseventeen-year-olddogtobereuhherfamilythatthey'ddriveahundredorsomileswesttopickherupandanotherhundredorsomileseasttodeliverhertothedriver?

&er，RodcalledtheTopps。"ThePuppyExpressstartstomorrow。Snoopy'se!"hetoldNantly。

TheanimaltroloffiRshadvoluobeSnoopy'sfirstdriver。Whesidetheic，thevetbundledSnoopyieraothecar。"She'sgotacold，"thevetsaid，"sokeepherwarm。Medidinstrudthespecialfoodforherkidioheshoppingbag。"

&helittledogoaherhand。Snoopyplacedherpawinit。"You'rewele，oldgirl，"thevetsaid，shakingit。"It'sbeeakingcareofyou。Thebestofluesafely!"

&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。

Withagiftofanewwickersleepia;HappytobepartoftheitingSnoopywithherfamily，"NebraskapassedthelittledogontoIeofddriverinDesMoines，SnoopyspedonandbynightfallwasinCedarRapids。

Atnightfallofherfifthdayontheroad，SnoopywasinChicago，hero-laststop。Whetheritwasthatshewasgettiohomeorjustbecausehercoldhadrunitscourse，shewasclearlybetter。Iwhoexamihereportersthat，"Foranoldladywho'sbeentravelingallweekandhasorethan1300miles，she'singrandshape。She'sgoihometomorrowjustfiheTopps，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，friendsandfamilyaer'sstaffalltotheshelter'swaitingroom。

Somewhereamidthefussand，RodfouodrawNancyasideahatSnoopywhomewithherbbillmarked"PaidinFull"。AnanonymousfriendoftheHumayiake。

&heCBradiocradSkip'svoicefilledthe。"ingin!ThePuppyExpressisingin!"

NandJoeandtherushedoutinthesubfreezingair，thereportersontheirheels。Aroundtheethepickuptruck，lightsflashing，sirensounding。"Snoopy'shome!"screamedthe，"Snoopy'shome!"